Apple Trumpet Leaf Miner
Coptotriche malifoliella Clemens, 1860
Apple Trumpet Leaf Miner: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/15355
Synonyms
Apple Leaf Trumpet Miner Moth  Hodges #0145  Tischeria malifoliella 
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"Larvae mine leaves of apple and hawthorn" (BugGuide).

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Coptotriche malifoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species:
C. malifoliella
Binomial name
Coptotriche malifoliella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria malifoliella Clemens, 1860

Coptotriche malifoliella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America in Ontario, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

The larvae feed on Crataegus coccinea, Malus coronaria and Malus domestica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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