Leucoptera chalcopleura

Leucoptera argodes is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae that is endemic to Australia.

Leucoptera chalcopleura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. chalcopleura
Binomial name
Leucoptera chalcopleura
Turner, 1923

They most likely mine the leaves of their host plant.

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  • Turner, A.J. (1923). "New Australian Microlepidoptera". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 47. Australian Faunal Directory: 165–194.