Leucoptera coronillae is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in southern France, Spain, Sardinia and mainland Italy.[1]
Leucoptera coronillae | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lyonetiidae |
Genus: | Leucoptera |
Species: | L. coronillae |
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Leucoptera coronillae (M. Hering, 1933) | |
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The larvae feed on Cytisus sessilifolius and Cytisus villosus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a violet spot somewhere in the centre of the leaf. Around this point a blotch mine develops with much frass in concentric arcs. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2]
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