Leucoptera genistae

Leucoptera genistae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lyonetiidae
Genus:	Leucoptera
Species:	L. genistae
Binomial name
	Leucoptera genistae; (M. Hering, 1933)
Synonyms
	Cemiostoma genistae M. Hering, 1933;

Leucoptera genistae is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in France, Italy, Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria.^[1]

The larvae feed on Genista anglica and Genista germanica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mines are undistinguishable from those of Leucoptera laburnella The mine starts as a densely contorted corridor, that quickly turns brown. It is followed by a more or less straight corridor entirely filled with greyish-green frass. Then it widens into a round blotch that overruns the earlier corridor and in the end may occupy half of a leaflet. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.^[2]

References[]

^ "Leucoptera genistae (M. Hering 1933)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
^ "Leucoptera genistae". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2010.

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[1] "Leucoptera genistae (M. Hering 1933)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2013.

[2] "Leucoptera genistae". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved September 22, 2010.

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