Leucoptera oxyphyllella

Leucoptera oxyphyllella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from Kyushu island of Japan.

Leucoptera oxyphyllella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. oxyphyllella
Binomial name
Leucoptera oxyphyllella
(Kuroko, 1964)
Synonyms
  • Proleucoptera oxyphyllella Kuroko, 1964

The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing from the beginning of August and again from the beginning of May. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Euonymus oxyphyllus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an upper surface digitate-blotch mine. It is pale green. The blackish grains of frass are arranged radially from the central patch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine in a white cocoon.


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