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Coptodisca arbutiella, the madrone shield bearer, is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by August Busck in 1904.[1] It is found in western North America from California[2] to British Columbia.
The larvae feed on Arbutus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is blotch-like.[3]
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
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