Leucoptera coffeella

Leucoptera coffeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lyonetiidae
Genus:	Leucoptera
Species:	L. coffeella
Binomial name
	Leucoptera coffeella; (Guérin-Méneville, 1842)
Synonyms
	Perileucoptera coffeella; Elachista coffeella Guérin-Méneville, 1842; Cemiostoma coffeella;

The coffee leaf miner (Leucoptera coffeella) is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in every coffee-growing country in South America, Central America and the West Indies. It is considered one of the worst pest species of coffee.

The wingspan is about 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in). Adults are entirely covered with silvery white scales. There are up to ten generations per year.

The larvae feed on Coffea arabica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of brown necrotic blotches. The larvae are white, slightly transparent and about 5 millimetres (0.20 in) long.

Predators of Leucoptera coffeella include Protonectarina sylveirae and Synoeca cyanea, social wasps found in Brazil. ^[1]

References

^ Fernandes, FL; Da Silva, PR; Gorri, JER; Pucci, LF; Da Silva, IW (2013). "Selectivity of Old and New Organophosphate Insecticides and Behavior of Vespidae Predators in Coffee Crop". Sociobiology. 60 (4): 471–476. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.471-476.

External links

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[Fernandes-1] Fernandes, FL; Da Silva, PR; Gorri, JER; Pucci, LF; Da Silva, IW (2013). "Selectivity of Old and New Organophosphate Insecticides and Behavior of Vespidae Predators in Coffee Crop". Sociobiology. 60 (4): 471–476. doi:10.13102/sociobiology.v60i4.471-476.

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