Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tischeriidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coptotriche | |
Coptotriche castaneaeella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Chambers in 1875. It is found in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.
The larvae feed on Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus coccinea, Quercus imbricaria, Quercus marilandica, Quercus phellos, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a trumpet mine.
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