Coptotriche zelleriella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. zelleriella
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| Coptotriche zelleriella (Clemens, 1859)
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Coptotriche zelleriella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.[1] It is found in North America in Ontario, Quebec, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
The larvae feed on Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus montana, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine