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Rosaceae-feeding Species

Tischeriidae - Coptotriche Coptotriche aenea Rubus Leaf Mine ID Request - Coptotriche aenea mine leading to rolled margin of Prunus mexicana - Coptotriche Coptotriche tiny moth - Coptotriche near Camp LeJeune leaf miner on Aronia arbutifolia D3112 adult 2021 3.1 - Coptotriche Durant Nature Preserve leaf miner Coptotriche agrimoniella on Agrimonia sp. D5213 2023 1 - Coptotriche agrimoniella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tischerioidea (Trumpet Leafminer Moths)
Family Tischeriidae (Trumpet Leafminer Moths)
Genus Coptotriche
No Taxon Rosaceae-feeding Species
Remarks
"The uniformly dark color identifies this moth as one of the Rosaceae-feeding Coptotriche species, but they all look very similar and can't be reliably differentiated from each other unless they are dissected." [comment by Terry Harrison]