| Leucoptera cytisiphagella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. cytisiphagella |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera cytisiphagella Klimesch, 1938 |
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Leucoptera cytisiphagella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Hungary and Bulgaria.
The larvae feed on Chamaecytisus austriacus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a very narrow gallery descending along the leaf margin until about halfway down. Then the corridor widens into a blotch that eventually becomes full depth and occupies the entire leaflet. The frass is deposited in a central accumulation. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.