Leucoptera meyricki

Leucoptera meyricki
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species: L. meyricki
Binomial name
Leucoptera meyricki
Ghesquière, 1940

Leucoptera meyricki is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family that is found in Ivory Coast, Angola, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia and Madagascar. It was also discovered in Kenya and Tanzania.[1] It is considered one of the worst pest species on coffee.

The larvae feed on Coffea arabica and other Coffea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Further reading

"Leucoptera meyricki" 46. Bulletin of Entomological Research. September 1958: 417–419. doi:10.1017/S0007485300053736. 


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