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Leucoptera psophocarpella

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Species of moth

Leucoptera psophocarpella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species: L. psophocarpella
Binomial name
Leucoptera psophocarpella
Bradley & Carter, 1982

Leucoptera psophocarpella, the winged-bean blotch miner, is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family that is endemic to Papua New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 4 millimetres (0.16 in).

The larvae feed on Psophocarpus tetragonolobus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Leucoptera psophocarpella


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