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Tischeriidae 23a0044 – 0152   Coptotriche confusa (Braun, 1972)

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Distribution: "Known only from Sac- ramento, Sacramento County, and Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County, California." - Stonis et al. (2020). Larva and Host Plants: "Larvae are known to feed on leaves of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne, Rosaceae); the leaf mines were characterized by Braun (1972)." - Stonis et al. (2020). Genitalia: See Stonis et al. (2020). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: confusa (Braun, 1972) (Tischeria) - MONA 1983: 0152 inexpectata (Braun, 1972) (Tischeria) Taxonomic Notes: Coptotriche confusa (Braun, 1972), formerly placed in the genus Tischeria, includes as a new synonym [0153] Coptotriche inexpectata (Braun, 1972) in Mccarty et al. (2020), Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 122(2): 495.

References

Stonis, J.R., A. Remeikis, A. Diškus D.R. Davis, M. A. Solis, 2020. American Tischeriidae (Lepidoptera) from the Collection of the National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 122(2): 482-505.

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