Leucoptera sphenograpta

Leucoptera sphenograpta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species: L. sphenograpta
Binomial name
Leucoptera sphenograpta
Meyrick, 1911

Leucoptera sphenograpta is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in India (Uttar Pradesh).

Biology

This species has a wingspan of 6-7mm.[1] It completes 10 to 12 generations in a year and its host plant is Dalbergia sissoo (Indian rosewood) (Fabaceae) but has also become a pest on Poplar.[2]

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