Leucoptera adenocarpella

Leucoptera adenocarpella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species: L. adenocarpella
Binomial name
Leucoptera adenocarpella
(Staudinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Cemiostoma adenocarpella Staudinger, 1871

Leucoptera adenocarpella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family that is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.[1]

The larvae feed on Adenocarpus decorticans. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a nearly full-depth greenish blotch. The mine is not contracted. The frass is deposited in very fine granules. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2]

References

  1. "Leucoptera adenocarpella (Staudinger, 1871)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. "Leucoptera adenocarpella (Staudinger, 1871)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2010.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, February 28, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.