Leucoptera chalocycla is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae that is endemic to Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. chalocycla
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera chalocycla (Meyrick, 1882)
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They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
edit- Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 7. Australian Faunal Directory: 148–202. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22744.
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