Leucoptera arethusa is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae that is endemic to Australia.
Leucoptera arethusa | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lyonetiidae |
Genus: | Leucoptera |
Species: | L. arethusa
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Binomial name | |
Leucoptera arethusa Meyrick, 1915
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They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
edit- Meyrick, E. (1915). "Exotic Microlepidoptera". Australian Faunal Directory. 1: 289–480.