Leucoptera psophocarpella
| Leucoptera psophocarpella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. psophocarpella |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera psophocarpella Bradley & Carter, 1982 | |
Leucoptera psophocarpella, the winged-bean blotch miner, is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
The wingspan is about 4 millimetres (0.16 in).
The larvae feed on Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine.
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