Leucoptera laburnella

Leucoptera laburnella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. laburnella
Binomial name
Leucoptera laburnella
(Stainton, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Cemiostoma laburnella Stainton, 1851
  • Cemiostoma wailesella Stainton, 1858
  • Leucoptera wailesella

Leucoptera laburnella (laburnum leaf miner) is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the European part of Russia and the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula.[1] It is also found in North America.

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Description

The forewings are white; an oblique ochreous-yellow bar from costa beyond middle, edged with dark fuscous; a nearly vertical ochreous-yellow costal spot before apex, edged with dark fuscous parallel lines; beneath this a pale violet -golden -metallic post-tornal spot, edged on sides with black and above with yellowish; apex yellowish; three diverging dark fuscous bars in apical cilia. Hindwings are whitish. The larva is green-whitish.[2]

Biology

The larvae feed on Astragalus, Chamaecytisus supinus, Genista tinctoria, Laburnocytisus adamii, Laburnum alpinum, Laburnum anagyroides, Lupinus polyphyllus and Petteria ramentacea (Fabaceae). They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Leucoptera laburnella (Stainton, 1851)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ "Leucoptera laburnella (Stainton, 1851)". Bladmineerders.nl. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.


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