''Coptotriche heinemanni'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family

Tischeriidae Tischerioidea is the superfamily of "trumpet" leaf miner moths. The superfamily contains just one family, Tischeriidae, and traditionally one genus, '' Tischeria'', but currently three genera are recognised, widespread around the world includin ...

. It is found in most of

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, except the

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and the

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. The

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is 8–9.5 mm.

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Larval Stage info
Moths described in 1871 Tischeriidae Moths of Japan Moths of Europe Taxa named by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke {{Tischerioidea-stub