| Coptotriche purinosella | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. purinosella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptotriche purinosella (Chambers, 1875) | |
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Coptotriche purinosella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875. [1] It is found in the United States in the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Texas.
The larvae feed on Quercus alba , Quercus macrocarpa , Quercus montana and Quercus muehlenbergii . They mine the leaves of their host plant.