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Leucoptera caffeina

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Species of moth

Leucoptera caffeina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species: L. caffeina
Binomial name
Leucoptera caffeina
Washbourn, 1940

Leucoptera caffeina is a species of moth. This leaf miner is one of several related pests on Coffea species. It is found in Angola, Zaire, Kenya and Tanzania in Africa. Other coffee leafminers include Leucoptera coffeella.

References

  1. Filho, O. G. (2006). Coffee leaf miner resistance. Braz. J Plant Physiol. 18:1]
Taxon identifiers
Leucoptera caffeina


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