Coptodisca ella
| Coptodisca ella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Coptodisca |
| Species: | C. ella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptodisca ella Chambers, 1871 | |
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Coptodisca ella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1871.[1] It is found in North America, including Tennessee.[2]
The larvae feed on Carya species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coptodisca ella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University