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Coptodisca negligens

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Heliozelidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Coptodisca

Coptodisca negligens is a moth of the Lepidopteria family. It was described by Braun in 1920. It is found in North America, including Ohio.

The wingspan is 4-4-5 mm. The basal half of the forewings is pale leaden metallic, while the apical half is bright orange yellow. The hindwings are grey. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from late June to mid July.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium macrocarpon. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from mid April and early July.

References

Coptodisca negligens Wikipedia