Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Heliozelidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coptodisca | |
Coptodisca rhizophorae is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found in the West Indies.
The wingspan is 4 mm. The forewings are golden yellow, with a black subterminal dot, to which three silvery, dark-edged streaks converge.
The larvae feed on Rhizophora species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine. They cut out a case for pupation.
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