Leucoptera psophocarpella
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Leucoptera psophocarpella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lyonetiidae |
Genus: | Leucoptera |
Species: | L. psophocarpella
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Binomial name | |
Leucoptera psophocarpella Bradley & Carter, 1982
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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.
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