Leucoptera laburnella

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Leucoptera laburnella

Scientific 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.

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

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

Taxon identifiers

Leucoptera laburnella

Wikidata: Q6534291
BioLib: 46016
BOLD: 183055
BugGuide: 818076
CoL: 6Q5XW
EoL: 954929
EPPO: LEUCLA
EUNIS: 300132
Fauna Europaea: 434217
Fauna Europaea (new): f7282920-0c1e-4b94-9099-c5e91e62180f
GBIF: 5119414
iNaturalist: 469901
IRMNG: 10463962
ISC: 115241
LepIndex: 128661
LoB: 4064
MONA: 0479
NatureServe: 2.945530
NBN: NHMSYS0000503047
NCBI: 1101014
Observation.org: 25694
Open Tree of Life: 698505
PPE: leucoptera-laburnella

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