Leucoptera (moth)

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Leucoptera
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Leucoptera spartifoliella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Subfamily: Cemiostominae
Genus: Leucoptera
Hübner, 1825
Synonyms
  • CemiostomaZeller, 1848
  • ProleucopteraBusck, 1902(disputed)
  • ParaleucopteraHeinrich, 1918(disputed)
  • PerileucopteraSilvestri, 1943

Leucoptera is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. Its members are leaf borers many of which can cause severe damage to plant crops, such as coffee or apples.

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Selected species

Species placed in Paraleucoptera by some authors

Species placed in Proleucoptera by some authors


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