| Leucoptera meyricki | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. meyricki |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940 |
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Leucoptera meyricki is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Angola, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia and Madagascar. It is considered one of the worst pest species on coffee.
The larvae feed on Coffea arabica and other Coffea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.