Blackberry Leaf Miner Moth
Coptotriche aenea Frey & Boll, 1873
Blackberry Leaf Miner Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/15509
Synonyms
Hodges #0149  Tischeria aenea 
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Larvae mine Rubus leaves.

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Coptotriche aenea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species:
C. aenea
Binomial name
Coptotriche aenea
(Frey & Boll, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria aenea Frey & Boll, 1873

Coptotriche aenea is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is found in North America, including Nova Scotia, Ontario, Arkansas, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

The larvae feed on Rubus allegheniensis, Rubus flagellaris, Rubus frondosus, Rubus occidentalis and Rubus villosus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

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