Coptodisca lucifluella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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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]
The larvae feed on Carya illinoinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ 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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