Coptotriche rosella

Coptotriche rosella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is found in Turkmenistan,[1] Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.[2]

Coptotriche rosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tischeriidae
Genus:
Coptotriche
Species:
C. rosella
Binomial name
Coptotriche rosella
(Gerasimov, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria rosella Gerasimov, 1937
  • Emmetia rosella

The larvae feed on Rosa species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. "Contribution to the knowledge of Central Asiatic Microlepidoptera with Description of New Species" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  2. Tischeria at funet


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