Leucoptera nieukerkeni

Leucoptera nieukerkeni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species: L. nieukerkeni
Binomial name
Leucoptera nieukerkeni
Mey, 1994

Leucoptera nieukerkeni is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is endemic to Greece.

The larvae feed on Acer monspessulanum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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