| Madrone shield bearer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Coptodisca |
| Species: | C. arbutiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptodisca arbutiella Busck, 1904 | |
Coptodisca arbutiella, the madrone shield bearer, is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by August Busck in 1904. It is found in western North America from California to British Columbia.
The larvae feed on Arbutus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is blotch-like.
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coptodisca arbutiella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum.
- Moth Photographers Group
- Western Forest Insects
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Coptodisca arbutiella | |
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