''Coptotriche discreta'' is a
moth of the family
Tischeriidae. It was described by
Annette Frances Braun
Annette Frances Braun (1884–1978) was an American entomologist and leading authority on microlepidoptera, a grouping of mostly small and nocturnal moths. Her special interest was leaf miners: moths whose larvae live and feed from within a leaf ...
in 1972.
Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae
It is found on Santa Cruz Island in the US state of California.
The larvae feed on '' Quercus agrifolia'', '' Quercus chrysolepis'', '' Quercus suber'' and '' Quercus wislizenii''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Moths described in 1972
Tischeriidae
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