Coptodisca magnella

Braun, 1916

Sort #: 88 | P3 #: 210090 | MPG #: 249
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Larval feeding type: leaf-miner, pupates in leaf cut-out
Larval substrate: Gaylussacia baccata* (Black Huckleberry), G. frondosa* (Blue Huckleberry), Vaccinium corymbosum* (Highbush Blueberry) and possibly other Vaccinium spp.

Comment: Also included here are records of vacated mines on Vaccinium spp., which could refer to 'Coptodisca n.sp. Vaccinium' or C. matheri

Status in MA (automated assessment): Fairly widespread, fairly common
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2004
Last Year Reported: 2019

Distribution by County: Berkshire, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket
Number of Records: 17