| Coptotriche castaneaeella | |
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| Leaf damage caused by C. castaneaeella larvae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. castaneaeella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptotriche castaneaeella (Chambers, 1875) | |
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Coptotriche castaneaeella 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 Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.
The larvae feed on Quercus alba , Quercus bicolor , Quercus coccinea , Quercus imbricaria , Quercus marilandica , Quercus phellos , Quercus prinus , Quercus rubra and Quercus velutina . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a trumpet mine.