Coptodisca lucifluella

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Coptodisca lucifluella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Coptodisca
Species:
C. lucifluella
Binomial name
Coptodisca lucifluella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Aspidisca lucifluellaClemens, 1860

Coptodisca lucifluella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. [1] It is found in North America, including Kentucky and Ohio. [2]

The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coptodisca lucifluella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. Larval Mine Characteristics of Four Species of Leaf-Mining Lepidoptera in Pecan
  4. Western Pecan Growers Association Conference