Coptotriche malifoliella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. malifoliella
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| Coptotriche malifoliella (Clemens, 1860)
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Coptotriche malifoliella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America in Ontario, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.
The larvae feed on Crataegus coccinea, Malus coronaria and Malus domestica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine