Chestnut Blotchminer Moth

Coptotriche castaneaeella

''Coptotriche castaneaeella'' is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875. It is found in the US states of Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.
Trumpet Mine - Coptotriche castaneaeella Characterized by the concentric crescents in the mine. Host: Quercus sp. Coptotriche,Coptotriche castaneaeella,Fall,Geotagged,United States,coptotriche castaneaeella,leaf mine,trumpet mine

Food

The larvae feed on ''Quercus alba'', ''Quercus bicolor'', ''Quercus coccinea'', ''Quercus imbricaria'', ''Quercus marilandica'', ''Quercus phellos'', ''Quercus prinus'', ''Quercus rubra'' and ''Quercus velutina''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a trumpet mine.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyTischeriidae
GenusCoptotriche
SpeciesC. castaneaeella
Photographed in
United States of America