Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tischeriidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Coptotriche | |
Coptotriche pulverea is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897. It is found on the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas) and in Belize.
The larvae feed on Terminalia amazonia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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