Leucoptera oxyphyllella
| Leucoptera oxyphyllella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. oxyphyllella
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera oxyphyllella (Kuroko, 1964)
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Leucoptera oxyphyllella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from Kyushu island of Japan.
The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing from the beginning of August and again from the beginning of May. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Euonymus oxyphyllus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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