Coptodisca splendoriferella

Coptodisca splendoriferella, the resplendent shield bearer, is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, including California, Ohio and South Carolina.[2]

Resplendent shield bearer
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Coptodisca
Species:
C. splendoriferella
Binomial name
Coptodisca splendoriferella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Aspidisca splendoriferella Clemens, 1860
  • Aspidisca pruniella Clemens, 1861
  • Lyonetia saccatella Packard, 1889

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coptodisca splendoriferella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.



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