Coptodisca arbutiella

Madrone shield bearer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Coptodisca
Species:
C. arbutiella
Binomial name
Coptodisca arbutiella
Busck, 1904

Coptodisca arbutiella, the madrone shield bearer, is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by August Busck in 1904.[1] It is found in western North America from California[2] to British Columbia.

The larvae feed on Arbutus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is blotch-like.[3]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Coptodisca arbutiella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group
  3. ^ Western Forest Insects



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