Leucoptera celastrella

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Leucoptera celastrella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. celastrella
Binomial name
Leucoptera celastrella
(Kuroko, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Proleucoptera celastrellaKuroko, 1964

Leucoptera celastrella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae that is known from Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu).

The wingspan is 6.5–8.5 millimetres (0.26–0.33 in). Adults are on wing from the middle of May to the beginning of June. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Tripterygium regelii , Celastrus orbiculatus and Euonymus alatus . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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