Leucoptera smilaciella

Leucoptera smilaciella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species: L. smilaciella
Binomial name
Leucoptera smilaciella
(Busck, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Paraleucoptera smilaciella Busck, 1900

The greenbrier leaf miner (Leucoptera smilaciella) is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from the United States, from Pennsylvania to Florida and Texas.

The larvae feed on Smilax species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, messy blotch.

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