Coptodisca cercocarpella
Coptodisca cercocarpella, the curl-leaf mountain mahogany leafminer, is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1925.[1] It is found in North America, including Arizona, California,[2] Utah and Colorado.
| Curl-leaf mountain mahogany leafminer | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Coptodisca |
| Species: | C. cercocarpella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptodisca cercocarpella Braun, 1925 | |
Adults have a silvery iridescence on the proximal two thirds of the wing and orangish coloration at the distal end.
The larvae feed on Cercocarpus ledifolius. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Full-grown larvae cut out a near-circular exit on the dorsal surface of the leaf and then use the cut leaf segment as a protective case.[3]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coptodisca cercocarpella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- "210099.00 – 0258 – Coptodisca cercocarpella – Braun, 1925". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- "The Narrow-leaf Mountain Mahogany Leaf Miner". (April 26, 2014). Western Colorado Insects. Colorado State University Extension.
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