Leucoptera coma

Leucoptera coma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. coma
Binomial name
Leucoptera coma

Leucoptera coma is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in Zaire and Uganda. It is considered a pest species on coffee.

The larvae feed on Coffea arabica and other Coffea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

  • "Larval stages (instars) of the coffee leafminer Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Mèneville) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) and its synchronization with the parasitoid Mirax insularis Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Puerto Rico" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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