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Coptotriche fuscomarginella

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Coptotriche fuscomarginella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species:
C. fuscomarginella
Binomial name
Coptotriche fuscomarginella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria fuscomarginella Chambers, 1875

Coptotriche fuscomarginella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875.[1] It is found in the US states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Virginia.

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Quercus muehlenbergii and Quercus prinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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