Leucoptera coma
Appearance
Leucoptera coma | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lyonetiidae |
Genus: | Leucoptera |
Species: | L. coma
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Binomial name | |
Leucoptera coma Ghesquière, 1940
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Leucoptera coma is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in Zaire and Uganda. It is considered a pest species on coffee.
The larvae feed on Coffea arabica and other Coffea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
[edit]- "Larval stages (instars) of the coffee leafminer Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Mèneville) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) and its synchronization with the parasitoid Mirax insularis Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Puerto Rico" (PDF).
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