Coptodisca lucifluella (Clemens, 1860) is a animal in the Heliozelidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Coptodisca lucifluella (Clemens, 1860)

Coptodisca lucifluella (Clemens, 1860)

Coptodisca lucifluella is a Heliozelidae moth found in parts of North America, whose larvae mine leaves of Carya illinoinensis.

Family
Genus
Coptodisca
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Coptodisca lucifluella (Clemens, 1860)

Coptodisca lucifluella is a species of moth belonging to the family Heliozelidae. This species was first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, with recorded occurrences in the states of Kentucky and Ohio. The larvae of Coptodisca lucifluella feed on Carya illinoinensis, and create mines within the leaves of this host plant.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Heliozelidae Coptodisca

More from Heliozelidae

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