Coptodisca rhizophorae
Coptodisca rhizophorae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Heliozelidae |
Genus: | Coptodisca |
Species: | C. rhizophorae |
Binomial name | |
Coptodisca rhizophorae Walsingham, 1897 | |
Coptodisca rhizophorae is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897.[1] It is found in the West Indies.[2]
The wingspan is 4 mm. The forewings are golden yellow, with a black subterminal dot, to which three silvery, dark-edged streaks converge.
The larvae feed on Rhizophora species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine. They cut out a case for pupation.
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