Lepidoptera31 species

Family Trumpet Leafminer Moths (Tischeriidae)

Tischeriidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 31 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Tischeriidae (31)

Coptotriche angusticollella

The adults are a fairly uniform bronzy brown, or golden brown and have a wingspan of about 9 mm. The larvae, like other Coptotriche species, produce a pale, papery blotch mine on the upperside of the leaves of various rose species. The mine often con

Coptotriche marginea

Wingspan 7 to 8 mm. The moths are small, indistinct brownish insects with a slight metallic sheen. The larva mines the leaves of Bramble. Has two generations, the moths flying in May and June, and again in August. The larvae mine the leaves of Brambl

Tischeria ceanothi - Hodges#0167

Tischeria ceanothi

Identification: Specimen determined by DNA analysis (BOLD).

Tischeria dodonaea

Wingspan about 7mm. Adult moth is fairly plain varying from yellowish-brown to a more chestnut brown. The larvae mine the leaves of Oak and Sweet Chestnut. The mine has a dark blotch with a series of dark concentric rings or semicircles. Adult may be

Tischeria ekebladella

Wingspan 8 to11 mm. The adult moth is golden brown and has darker tips to the forewings. The larva mines the leaves of Oak and occasionally Sweet Chestnut. The mines are distinctive creamy white blotches on upper leaf-surface, wih a darker centre as

Oak Blotch Miner - Hodges#0144

Tischeria quercitella

Identification: From Microleps.org found here : "Tischeria quercitella (Fig. 1) makes a distinctive upperside blotch mine on oaks of the black oak group. According to Braun (1972), it is the only species of the oak-feeding group that constructs a nid