Coptodisca n.sp. Vaccinium

Sort #: 95 | MPG #: 260.2
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Larval feeding type: leaf-miner, pupates in leaf cut-out
Larval substrate: Vaccinium corymbosum* (Highbush Blueberry), Vaccinium fuscatum* (Black Highbush Blueberry), Vaccinium angustifolium* (Lowbush Blueberry)

Comment: Coptodisca on Vaccinium spp. (DNA done on Nantucket specimen from V. corymbosum, but needs confirmation with more material), genetically different from C. magnella and C. matheri. Also included here are other, unconfirmed, records of Coptodisca on Vaccinium spp. The taxonomy of this group needs more research.

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: 2023

Distribution by County: Middlesex, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket
Number of Records: 16