Coptotriche badiiella

Coptotriche badiiella is a species of moth in the family Tischeriidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario and Michigan south to Louisiana and North Carolina.^[1]

Coptotriche badiiella
Leaf mine caused by Coptotriche badiiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tischeriidae
Genus:	Coptotriche
Species:	C. badiiella
Binomial name
Coptotriche badiiella (Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
Tischeria badiiella Tischeria bodicella Chambers, 1875 Tischeria nubila Braun, 1920

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba and Quercus palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an ovate blotch mine.^[2]