Coptodisca magnella

Coptodisca magnella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1916.[1] It is found in North America, including Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio.[2]

Coptodisca magnella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Coptodisca
Species:
C. magnella
Binomial name
Coptodisca magnella
Braun, 1916

The basal half of the forewings is pale silvery gray, while the apical half is golden yellow. The hindwings are gray.[3]

The larvae feed on Gaylussacia 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 magnella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  2. "210090.00 – 0249 – Coptodisca magnella – Braun, 1916". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
  3. Braun, Annette F. (1918). "New Species of Microlepidoptera". The Canadian Entomologist. 50 (7): 229–236. doi:10.4039/Ent50229-7 via Internet Archive.


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