Coptotriche pulverea

Coptotriche pulverea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species: C. pulverea
Binomial name
Coptotriche pulverea
Walsingham, 1897
Synonyms
  • Tischeria pulverea Walsingham, 1897

Coptotriche pulverea is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Walsingham in 1897.[1] It is found on the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas) and in Belize.

The larvae feed on Terminalia amazonia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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