Leurocephala
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| Leurocephala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Subfamily: | Gracillariinae |
| Genus: | Leurocephala D.R. Davis & McKay, 2011 |
| Species: | L. schinusae |
| Binomial name | |
| Leurocephala schinusae D.R. Davis & McKay, 2011 | |
Leurocephala is a genus of moths in the Gracillariidae family. It contains only one species, Leurocephala schinusae, which is found in Argentina.
The larvae feed on Schinus terebinthifolus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
References
- ↑ Davis, D.R. , F. Mc Kay , M. Oleiro, Marcelo Diniz Vitorino & G.S. Wheeler, 2011: Biology and systematics of the leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian Pepper Tree, Schinus terebinthifolus Raddi, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65 (2): 61-93.
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