Coptodisca lucifluella
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]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Coptodisca |
| Species: | C. lucifluella |
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| Coptodisca lucifluella (Clemens, 1860) | |
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The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] The mine has the form of an oval blotch. Full-grown larvae chew the upper and lower leaf epidermis around the edges of the mine before pupating inside it.[4]
References
- 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.
- Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- Larval Mine Characteristics of Four Species of Leaf-Mining Lepidoptera in Pecan
- Western Pecan Growers Association Conference
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