Lyonetia ledi

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Lyonetia ledi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Lyonetia
Species:
L. ledi
Binomial name
Lyonetia ledi
Wocke, 1859

Lyonetia ledi is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Great Britain, Ireland, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is 8–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Myrica gale and Ledum palustre . They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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