Leucoptera cytisiphagella

Leucoptera cytisiphagella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species: L. cytisiphagella
Binomial name
Leucoptera cytisiphagella
Klimesch, 1938

Leucoptera cytisiphagella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Hungary and Bulgaria.[1]

The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus austriacus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a very narrow gallery descending along the leaf margin until about halfway down. Then the corridor widens into a blotch that eventually becomes full depth and occupies the entire leaflet. The frass is deposited in a central accumulation. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2]

References

  1. "Leucoptera cytisiphagella Klimesch, 1938". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. "Leucoptera cytisiphagella Klimesch, 1938". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2010.


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