Tischeriidae
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Astrotischeria helianthi
Astrotischeria helianthi is a small moth in the family Tischeriidae, described by Frey and Boll in 1878. The species is native to North America and has been recorded in Missouri and Ohio. Tischeriid moths are leaf-miners, and the specific epithet 'helianthi' suggests a potential association with plants in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Astrotischeria heliopsisella
A small moth in the family Tischeriidae, described by V.T. Chambers in 1875. The species is known from the central United States, where its larvae create leaf mines on two specific host plants.
Astrotischeria occidentalis
Astrotischeria occidentalis is a small moth in the family Tischeriidae, described by entomologist Annette Frances Braun in 1972. The species is known from North America. Members of this family are commonly called trumpet leaf miner moths due to the distinctive feeding patterns of their larvae.
Astrotischeria solidagonifoliella
A small leaf-mining moth in the family Tischeriidae, described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859. The larvae create distinctive mines in leaves of goldenrod (Solidago) species. The species occurs across eastern North America.
Coptotriche
A genus of trumpet leaf-miner moths in the family Tischeriidae, described by Walsingham in 1890. Species in this genus are stenophagous leaf miners with larvae that feed internally within leaves, creating distinctive blotch or trumpet-shaped mines. The genus has been documented across multiple continents including the Neotropics, South America, Madagascar, and East Asia, with host-plant associations spanning several plant families including Sapindaceae, Combretaceae, Asteraceae, Nyssaceae, Staphyleaceae, Symplocaceae, and Theaceae.
Coptotriche aenea
Blackberry Leafminer Moth
Coptotriche aenea is a small moth in the family Tischeriidae, commonly known as the Blackberry Leafminer Moth. The species is known for its larval habit of mining leaves of Rubus species, particularly blackberries. It is widely distributed across eastern and central North America, with records from Canada through the eastern United States to Texas and Oklahoma.
Coptotriche badiiella
Coptotriche badiiella is a small moth in the family Tischeriidae, known for its leaf-mining larvae that create distinctive blotch mines on oak leaves. The species is widely distributed across eastern North America, from Ontario south to Louisiana. Larval feeding is restricted to Quercus species, particularly white oak (Quercus alba) and pin oak (Quercus palustris).
Coptotriche citrinipennella
A small leaf-mining moth in the family Tischeriidae, first described from North America in 1859. The species is notable for its broad host range across both chestnut (Castanea) and oak (Quercus) genera. Larvae create distinctive mines in leaves of their host plants. It occurs across eastern North America from Canada to the southern United States.
Coptotriche malifoliella
Appleleaf Trumpet Miner
A small moth in the family Tischeriidae known for its distinctive larval leaf-mining behavior on apple and hawthorn. The species was described from North America in 1860 and is recognized by the common name Appleleaf Trumpet Miner, referring to the trumpet-shaped mines created by larvae.
Coptotriche purinosella
Coptotriche purinosella is a small moth in the family Tischeriidae, described in 1875. Its larvae are leaf miners that feed on several oak species (Quercus). The species is known from scattered localities in the eastern and central United States.
Coptotriche zelleriella
Coptotriche zelleriella is a small moth in the family Tischeriidae, described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859. The species occurs across eastern North America, from Ontario and Quebec south to Florida and west to Texas and Missouri. Its larvae are leaf miners that feed exclusively on white oak group (Quercus sect. Quercus) species.
Tischeria quercitella
Oak Blotch Miner Moth
Tischeria quercitella is a leaf-mining moth in the family Tischeriidae. Its larvae create distinctive blotch mines on the leaves of oaks (Quercus) and chestnuts (Castanea). The species is documented across eastern North America, with records from Ontario south to Virginia and west to Missouri and Illinois.