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Tischeria castaneaeella

Synonyms: Tischeria cinereotunicella

Wikipedia Abstract

Coptotriche castaneaeella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Chambers in 1875. It is found in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia. The larvae feed on Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus coccinea, Quercus imbricaria, Quercus marilandica, Quercus phellos, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a trumpet mine.
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Prey / Diet

Castanea sativa (European chestnut)[1]
Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak)[1]
Quercus imbricaria (Shingle Oak)[1]
Quercus rubra (Red Oak)[1]

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0