Coptotriche purinosella in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Coptotriche purinosella in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Coptotriche purinosella in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Coptotriche purinosella in Howard Co., Maryland (7/10/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Coptotriche purinosella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/30/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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| Coptotriche purinosella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. purinosella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptotriche purinosella (Chambers, 1875)
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Coptotriche purinosella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875.[1] It is found in the United States in the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Texas.
The larvae feed on Quercus alba, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus montana and Quercus muehlenbergii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine