Coptodisca diospyriella

Coptodisca diospyriella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874.[1] It is found in North America, including Florida, Kentucky and Ohio.[2]

Coptodisca diospyriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Coptodisca
Species:
C. diospyriella
Binomial name
Coptodisca diospyriella
(Chambers, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Aspidisca diospyriella Chambers, 1874

The larvae feed on Diospyros species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coptodisca diospyriella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University



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