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Species Coptodisca cercocarpella - Hodges#0258

Coptodisca sp. - Coptodisca cercocarpella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Adeloidea (Fairy Moths and kin)

Family Heliozelidae (Shield Bearer Moths)

Genus Coptodisca

Species cercocarpella (Coptodisca cercocarpella - Hodges#0258)

Hodges Number

0258

Explanation of Names

Author: Braun, 1925

Range

CA, UT

Food

Larvae mine leaves of Cercocarpus spp.

Print References

Braun, Annette F. 1925. Microlepidoptera of northern Utah. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 51(3): 218.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 23 April, 2016 - 3:14pm
Additional contributions by Kyhl Austin
Last updated 24 April, 2016 - 6:49pm

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