Coptotriche zelleriella

(Clemens, 1859)

Sort #: 109 | P #: 230039 | MPG #: 143
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Larval feeding type: Upperside leaf-miner
Larval substrate: Quercus alba* (White Oak), Quercus bicolor (Swamp White Oak), Quercus montana (Mountain Chestnut Oak), Quercus rubra (Northern Red Oak), Quercus stellata (Post Oak)
Phenology: Adult: 5/23 to 7/22 (6 records)

Comment: Easily distinguished from the other oak-feeding species by its broader hindwings

Status in MA (automated assessment): Fairly widespread, rare
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1871
Last Year Reported: 2021

Distribution by County: Berkshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Dukes, Nantucket
Number of Records: 13