Coptotriche aenea

Coptotriche aenea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species: C. aenea
Binomial name
Coptotriche aenea
(Frey & Boll, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria aenea Frey & Boll, 1873

Coptotriche aenea is a moth of the Tischeriidae family. It is found in North America, including Nova Scotia, Ontario, Arkansas, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

The larvae feed on Rubus allegheniensis, Rubus flagellaris, Rubus frondosus, Rubus occidentalis and Rubus villosus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

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