| Leucoptera meyricki | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. meyricki |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 | |
Leucoptera meyricki is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae that is found in Ivory Coast, Angola, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia and Madagascar. It was also discovered in Kenya and Tanzania. [1] It is considered one of the worst pest species on coffee.
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The larvae feed on Coffea arabica and other Coffea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
