Coptotriche mediostriata

Coptotriche mediostriata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species: C. mediostriata
Binomial name
Coptotriche mediostriata
(Braun, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria mediostriata Braun, 1972

Coptotriche mediostriata is a moth of the Tischeriidae family. It was described by Braun in 1927.[1] It is found in Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Washington.

The larvae feed on Quercus gambelii, Quercus kelloggii, Quercus oblongifolia and probably Quercus garryana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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