Leucoptera andalusica

Leucoptera andalusica is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae that is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.[1]

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

The larvae feed on Chamaespartium tridentatum. They either mine in the stems or the broad wings along the stem.

The mine is frass, is not contrasted and is greenish in colour.[2]

References

  1. "Leucoptera andalusica Mey, 1994". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. "Leucoptera andalusica (Staudinger, 1871)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2010.


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