Lyonetia lechrioscia is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is known from Australia.
| Lyonetia lechrioscia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Lyonetia |
| Species: | L. lechrioscia
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| Binomial name | |
| Lyonetia lechrioscia Turner, 1926
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The larvae mine the leaves of their host plants, Quintinia sieberi and Quintinia verdonii.[1]
References
edit- ^ Maunsell, Sarah C.; Burwell, Chris J.; Morris, Rebecca J.; Mcdonald, William J. F.; Edwards, Edward D.; Oberprieler, Rolf G.; Kitching, Roger L. (2016). "Elevational turnover in the composition of leaf miners and their interactions with host plants in Australian subtropical rainforest". Austral Ecology. 41 (3): 238–47. doi:10.1111/aec.12339.
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