Leucoptera puerariella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshu, Kyushu).
The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). Adults are on wing from the end of July and again from May. There are two to three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Pueraria lobata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an upper surface irregular blotch expanding along the leaf margin or vein. It is pale greenish-brown. One to three mines are found on a single leaf. Full-grown larvae leave the mine and make a spindle-shaped white cocoon covered by a flattened thin silken web at the leaf margin.
Leucoptera puerariella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshu, Kyushu).
The wingspan is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). Adults are on wing from the end of July and again from May. There are two to three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Pueraria lobata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an upper surface irregular blotch expanding along the leaf margin or vein. It is pale greenish-brown. One to three mines are found on a single leaf. Full-grown larvae leave the mine and make a spindle-shaped white cocoon covered by a flattened thin silken web at the leaf margin.
Leucoptera puerariella is een vlinder uit de familie van de sneeuwmotten (Lyonetiidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1964 door Kuroko.
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesLeucoptera puerariella là một loài bướm đêm thuộc họ Lyonetiidae. Nó được tìm thấy ở Nhật Bản (Honshu, Kyushu).
Sải cánh dài 4–5 mm. Con trưởng thành bay từ the end of tháng 7 và again from tháng 5. There are two to three generations per year.
Ấu trùng ăn Pueraria lobata. Chúng ăn lá nơi chúng làm tổ.
Leucoptera puerariella là một loài bướm đêm thuộc họ Lyonetiidae. Nó được tìm thấy ở Nhật Bản (Honshu, Kyushu).
Sải cánh dài 4–5 mm. Con trưởng thành bay từ the end of tháng 7 và again from tháng 5. There are two to three generations per year.
Ấu trùng ăn Pueraria lobata. Chúng ăn lá nơi chúng làm tổ.