Coptodisca diospyriella

Coptodisca diospyriella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Coptodisca
Species: C. diospyriella
Binomial name
Coptodisca diospyriella
(Chambers, 1874)
Synonyms
  • Aspidisca diospyriella Chambers, 1874

Coptodisca diospyriella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Chambers in 1874.[1] It is found in North America, including Florida, Kentucky and Ohio.[2]

The larvae feed on Diospyros species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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