Leucoptera lustratella

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Leucoptera lustratella
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. lustratella
Binomial name
Leucoptera lustratella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)
Synonyms
  • Cemiostoma lustratella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855

Leucoptera lustratella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and Italy and from France to Belarus and Romania.[1] The larvae feed on Hypericum hirsutum, Hypericum montanum and Hypericum perforatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. "Leucoptera lustratella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. "Leucoptera lustratella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2010.