A Coptodisca saliciella leaf mine in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/28/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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A Coptodisca saliciella leaf mine in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/28/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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| Coptodisca saliciella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Coptodisca |
| Species: | C. saliciella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptodisca saliciella (Clements, 1861)
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Coptodisca saliciella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Clements in 1861.[1] It is found in North America, including California and Ohio.[2]
The larvae feed on Salix species, including Salix lasiolepis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coptodisca saliciella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
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