''Coptotriche fuscomarginella'' is a
moth of the family
Tischeriidae. It was described by
Vactor Tousey Chambers Vactor Tousey Chambers (commonly V.T. Chambers) (6 August 1830, Burlington, Kentucky – 7 August 1883, in Covington, Kentucky) was an American entomologist who specialized in Microlepidoptera. He along with James Brackenridge Clemens, was a pioneer ...
in 1875.
Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae
It is found in the US states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
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, Ohio and Virginia.
The larvae feed on ''Castanea dentata
The American chestnut (''Castanea dentata'') is a large, fast-growing deciduous tree of the beech family native to eastern North America. As is true of all species in genus Castanea, the American chestnut produces burred fruit with edible nuts. ...
'', '' Quercus muehlenbergii'' and ''Quercus prinus
''Quercus montana'', the chestnut oak, is a species of oak in the white oak group, ''Quercus'' sect. ''Quercus''. It is native to the eastern United States, where it is one of the most important ridgetop trees from southern Maine southwest to ...
''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Moths described in 1875
Tischeriidae
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