Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Gracillariinae | |
Similar Caloptilia, Gracillariidae, Schinus, Schinus terebinthifolius | ||
Leurocephala is a genus of moths in the Gracillariidae family. It contains only one species, Leurocephala schinusae, which is found in Argentina.
The larvae feed on Schinus terebinthifolus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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