Coptotriche castaneaeella

Coptotriche castaneaeella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875.^[1] It is found in the US states of Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.

Coptotriche castaneaeella
Leaf damage caused by C. castaneaeella larvae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tischeriidae
Genus:	Coptotriche
Species:	C. castaneaeella
Binomial name
Coptotriche castaneaeella (Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
Tischeria castaneaeella Chambers, 1875 Tischeria cinereotunicella Braun, 1927

The larvae feed on Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus coccinea, Quercus imbricaria, Quercus marilandica, Quercus phellos, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a trumpet mine.