Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lyonetiidae Scientific name Leucoptera meyricki | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Leucoptera Rank Species | |
Similar Leucoptera, Lyonetiidae, Leucoptera coffeella, Hemileia vastatrix | ||
Leucoptera meyricki is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family that is found in Ivory Coast, Angola, Congo, East Africa, Ethiopia and Madagascar. It was also discovered in Kenya and Tanzania. It is considered one of the worst pest species on coffee.
The larvae feed on Coffea arabica and other Coffea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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