Coptodisca ella

Coptodisca ella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1871.[1] It is found in North America, including Tennessee.[2]

Coptodisca ella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Coptodisca
Species:
C. ella
Binomial name
Coptodisca ella
Chambers, 1871
Synonyms
  • Aspidisca ella Chambers, 1871

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

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coptodisca ella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University


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