''Leucoptera '' is a genus of

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s in the family

Lyonetiidae Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed ap ...

. Its members are leaf borers many of which can cause severe damage to plant crops, such as

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or apples.

Selected species

*'' Leucoptera aceris'' (Fuchs, 1903) *'' Leucoptera acromelas'' (Turner, 1923) *'' Leucoptera adenocarpella'' (Staudinger, 1871) *'' Leucoptera andalusica'' Mey, 1994 *'' Leucoptera arethusa'' Meyrick, 1915 *'' Leucoptera argodes'' Turner, 1923 *'' Leucoptera argyroptera'' Turner, 1923 *'' Leucoptera asbolopasta'' Turner, 1923 *'' Leucoptera astragali'' Mey & Corley, 1999 *'' Leucoptera auronivea'' (Walker, 1875) *'' Leucoptera autograpta'' Meyrick, 1918 *'' Leucoptera caffeina'' Washburn, 1940 *'' Leucoptera calycotomella'' Amsel, 1939 *'' Leucoptera chalcopleura'' Turner, 1923 *'' Leucoptera chalocycla'' (Meyrick, 1882) *'' Leucoptera clerodendrella'' Vári, 1955 *'' Leucoptera coffeella'' (Guérin-Méneville, 1842) *'' Leucoptera coma'' Ghesquière, 1940 *'' Leucoptera coronillae'' (M. Hering, 1933) *'' Leucoptera crobylistis'' Meyrick, 1926 (India) *'' Leucoptera cytisiphagella'' Klimesch, 1938 *'' Leucoptera deltidias'' Meyrick, 1906 *'' Leucoptera diasticha'' Turner, 1923 *'' Leucoptera ermolaevi'' Seksjaeva, 1990 *'' Leucoptera euryphaea'' Turner, 1926 *'' Leucoptera erythrinella'' Busck, 1900 *'' Leucoptera genistae'' (M. Hering, 1933) *'' Leucoptera guettardella'' Busck, 1900 *'' Leucoptera hemizona'' Meyrick, 1906 *'' Leucoptera heringiella'' Toll, 1938 *'' Leucoptera hexatoma'' Meyrick, 1915 (India) *'' Leucoptera iolitha'' Turner, 1923 *'' Leucoptera karsholti'' Mey, 1994 *'' Leucoptera laburnella'' (Stainton, 1851) - laburnum leaf miner *'' Leucoptera lathyrifoliella'' (Stainton, 1866) *'' Leucoptera lotella'' (Stainton, 1859) *'' Leucoptera loxaula'' Meyrick, 1928 *'' Leucoptera lustratella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) *'' Leucoptera malifoliella'' (Costa, 1836) *'' Leucoptera melanolitha'' Turner, 1923 *'' Leucoptera meyricki'' Ghesquière, 1940 *'' Leucoptera nieukerkeni'' Mey, 1994 *'' Leucoptera obelacma'' Meyrick, 1918 *'' Leucoptera onobrychidella'' Klimesch, 1937 *'' Leucoptera orobi'' (Stainton, 1869) *'' Leucoptera pachystimella'' Busck, 1904 *'' Leucoptera parinaricola'' Vári, 1955 *'' Leucoptera periphracta'' Meyrick, 1915 *'' Leucoptera phaeopasta'' (Turner, 1923) *'' Leucoptera plagiomitra'' Turner, 1923 *'' Leucoptera psophocarpella'' Bradley & Carter, 1982 *'' Leucoptera puerariella'' Kuroko, 1964 *'' Leucoptera pulchricola'' Vári, 1955 *'' Leucoptera robinella'' Braun, 1925 *'' Leucoptera scammatias'' Meyrick, 1909 *'' Leucoptera selenocycla'' Meyrick, 1930 *'' Leucoptera sinuella'' (Reutti, 1853) (sometimes placed in ''Paraleucoptera'') *'' Leucoptera sortita'' Meyrick, 1915 *''

Leucoptera spartifoliella ''Leucoptera spartifoliella'' is a species of moth in family Lyonetiidae known by the common name Scotch broom twig miner. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against the noxious weed known as Scotch broom (''Cytisus scoparius''). ...

'' (Hübner, 1813) *'' Leucoptera sphenograpta'' Meyrick, 1911 *'' Leucoptera strophidota'' Turner, 1923 *'' Leucoptera thessalica'' Mey, 1994 *'' Leucoptera toxeres'' Turner, 1923 *'' Leucoptera zanclaeella'' (Zeller, 1848)

Species placed in ''Paraleucoptera'' by some authors

*'' Leucoptera albella'' (

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, 1871) - cottonwood leaf miner *'' Leucoptera heinrichi'' W. W. Jones, 1947

Species placed in ''Proleucoptera'' by some authors

*'' Leucoptera celastrella'' (Kuroko, 1964) *'' Leucoptera oxyphyllella'' (Kuroko, 1964) *'' Leucoptera smilactis'' (Kuroko, 1964) *'' Leucoptera smilaciella'' (Busck, 1900)

External links

* * Agricultural pest insects Lyonetiidae Moth genera {{Leucoptera-stub