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Coptotriche purinosella

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Coptotriche purinosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tischeriidae
Genus:
Coptotriche
Species:
C. purinosella
Binomial name
Coptotriche purinosella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria purinosella Chambers, 1875
  • Tischeria albostraminea Walsingham, 1907

Coptotriche purinosella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875.[1] It is found in the United States in the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Texas.

The larvae feed on Quercus alba, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus montana and Quercus muehlenbergii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine


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