Lyonetia lechrioscia

Lyonetia lechrioscia is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is known from Australia.

Lyonetia lechrioscia
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L. lechrioscia
Binomial name
Lyonetia lechrioscia
Turner, 1926

The larvae mine the leaves of their host plants, Quintinia sieberi and Quintinia verdonii.[1]

References

  1. Maunsell, Sarah C.; Burwell, Chris J.; Morris, Rebecca J.; Mcdonald, William J. F.; Edwards, Edward D.; Oberprieler, Rolf G.; Kitching, Roger L. (2016). "Elevational turnover in the composition of leaf miners and their interactions with host plants in Australian subtropical rainforest". Austral Ecology. 41 (3): 238–47. doi:10.1111/aec.12339.


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