Leurocephala

Leurocephala is a genus of moths in the family Gracillariidae. It contains only one species, Leurocephala schinusae, which is found in Argentina.

Leurocephala
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Leurocephala

D.R. Davis & McKay, 2011
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L. schinusae
Binomial name
Leurocephala schinusae
D.R. Davis & McKay, 2011

The larvae feed on Schinus terebinthifolus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

References

  1. Davis, D.R. , F. Mc Kay , M. Oleiro, Marcelo Diniz Vitorino & G.S. Wheeler, 2011: Biology and systematics of the leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian Pepper Tree, Schinus terebinthifolus Raddi, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65 (2): 61-93.


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