Leucoptera lathyrifoliella
| Leucoptera lathyrifoliella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. lathyrifoliella |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera lathyrifoliella (Stainton, 1866) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leucoptera lathyrifoliella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Finland, Germany and England.[1]
The larvae feed on Lathyrus linifolius, Lathyrus pratensis and Lathyrus sylvestris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a flat, upper-surface, oval blotch without a preceding gallery, with clear greenish frass. There may be more than one mine in a single leaflet sometimes merging. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2]
References
- ↑ "Leucoptera lathyrifoliella (Stainton, 1866)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012.
- ↑ "Leucoptera lathyrifoliella (Stainton, 1866)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
Further reading
- Lauri Kaila & Bo WIKSTRÖM. "Leucoptera lathyrifoliella (Stainton, 1866) and L. orobi (Stainton, 1870): two distinct species (Lyonetiidae)" (PDF). University of Helsinki (Finland: Finnish Museum of Natural History) 27: 187–192.
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