| Coptotriche badiiella | |
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| Leaf mine caused by Coptotriche badiiella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. badiiella |
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| Coptotriche badiiella (Chambers, 1875) | |
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Coptotriche badiiella is a species of moth in the family Tischeriidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario and Michigan south to Louisiana and North Carolina.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba and Quercus palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an ovate blotch mine.
References
- Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- microleps.org
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| Coptotriche badiiella | |
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