Lyonetia anthemopa

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Lyonetia anthemopa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Lyonetia
Species:
L. anthemopa
Binomial name
Lyonetia anthemopa
Meyrick, 1936

Lyonetia anthemopa is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is known from Japan (Honshu, Kyushu, Yakushima) and Taiwan.

The wingspan is 5–8 mm. There are four generations per year in Japan.

The larvae feed on Pyracantha angustifolia , Pyracantha crenurata , Rhapiolepis umbellata and Photinia taiwanensis . They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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