''Coptotriche distincta'' 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 in the US state of Arizona.
The larvae feed on ''Quercus hypoleucoides
''Quercus hypoleucoides'', the silverleaf oak or the whiteleaf oak is a North American species of oak tree or shrub. It grows in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Description
''Quercus hypoleucoides'', though usually seen as ...
''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Moths described in 1972
Tischeriidae
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