Leucoptera meyricki is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family that is found in Ivory Coast, Angola, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia and Madagascar. It was also discovered in Kenya and Tanzania.[1] It is considered one of the worst pest species on coffee.
Leucoptera meyricki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lyonetiidae |
Genus: | Leucoptera |
Species: | L. meyricki |
Binomial name | |
Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 | |
The larvae feed on Coffea arabica and other Coffea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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(help)Bradley, J. D. (September 1958). "Leucoptera meyricki". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 46 (3): 417–419. doi:10.1017/S0007485300053736.
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