''Coptotriche splendida'' 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 California.
The larvae feed on ''Rubus ursinus
''Rubus ursinus'' is a North American species of blackberry or dewberry, known by the common names California blackberry, California dewberry, Douglas berry, Pacific blackberry, Pacific dewberry and trailing blackberry.
Description
''Rubus ursin ...
''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Moths described in 1972
Tischeriidae
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