Leafminer Moth <i>Coptodisca lucifluella</i> (IMAGE)

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Leafminer Moth <i>Coptodisca lucifluella</i>

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American leafminer moth Coptodisca lucifluella has been invading Italian walnut orchards since 2010. Interestingly, the moth lives on pecan trees in the United States, but invaded a new host plant in Europe: the walnut tree.

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