Leucoptera coma
| Leucoptera coma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. coma |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera coma Ghesquière, 1940 | |
Leucoptera coma is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Zaire and Uganda. It is considered a pest species on coffee.
The larvae feed on Coffea arabica and other Coffea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- "Larval stages (instars) of the coffee leafminer Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Mèneville) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) and its synchronization with the parasitoid Mirax insularis Muesebeck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in Puerto Rico" (PDF).