Tischeria ceanothi

Tischeria ceanothi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Tischeria
Species: T. ceanothi
Binomial name
Tischeria ceanothi
Walsingham, 1890[1]
Synonyms
  • Tischeria immaculata Braun, 1915

Tischeria ceanothi is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from California and Nevada in the United States.

The larvae feed on Ceanothus crassifolius, Ceanothus divaricatus, Ceanothus integerrimus, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus and Ceanothus velutinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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