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Coptotriche
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Rosaceae-feeding Species (Coptotriche Rosaceae-feeding Species)
Rosaceae-feeding Species
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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]
Contributed by
Charley Eiseman
on 21 October, 2011 - 7:05pm