Leucoptera heringiella

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Leucoptera heringiella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. heringiella
Binomial name
Leucoptera heringiella
Toll, 1938

Leucoptera heringiella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae that is found from Poland to North Macedonia, Bulgaria and in southern Russia. [1]

The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus austriacus , Chamaecytisus ratisbonensis , Chamaecytisus supinus and Lembotropis nigricans . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a round, flat, blotch without a trace of a preceding gallery. There is much granular frass, in indistinct concentric arcs. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. [2]

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References

  1. "Leucoptera heringiella Toll, 1938". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. "Leucoptera heringiella". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2010.