Coptotriche crataegifoliae

Coptotriche crataegifoliae is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1972.[1] It is found in North America in Ontario, Quebec, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Coptotriche crataegifoliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tischeriidae
Genus:
Coptotriche
Species:
C. crataegifoliae
Binomial name
Coptotriche crataegifoliae
(Braun, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria crataegifoliae Braun, 1972

The larvae feed on Crataegus mollis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine


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