Coptotriche discreta

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

Coptotriche discreta is a species of moth in the family Tischeriidae. It was first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1972. [1] It is found on Santa Cruz Island in the US state of California.

The larvae feed on Quercus agrifolia , Quercus chrysolepis , Quercus suber and Quercus wislizenii . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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