Leucoptera sinuella
Species of moth
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Leucoptera sinuella, also known as the scotch bent-wing,[1] is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands.[2] It is also found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and North Africa. It is also invasive to South America, mainly in Argentina and Chile, and has been present there since 2015.[3][4][5]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. sinuella |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera sinuella (Reutti, 1853) | |
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Eggs
Eggs are deposited on the upperside of the leaf, mostly in groups of 5–10 along a vein. Although rare, a single egg can also be deposited. The empty shells are flat, circular and shining. [1]
Larvae
The larvae have a head and chewing mouthparts with opposable mandibles, and six thoracic and abdominal legs.[7]
The larvae feed on Populus alba, Populus candicans, Populus deltoides, Populus gileadensis, Populus nigra, Populus tremula, Salix aurita, Salix caprea, Salix cinerea, Salix fragilis, Salix purpurea. [1]
A larva forms a large, black-centred blotch on the upper surface of a leaf before mining the leaves of their host plant. There are sometimes several larvae to a leaf as mines may merge.[1][8]
Pupa
The pupae have visible head appendages, wings and legs which lie in sheaths.[7]
Pupation is solitary and external, under a conspicuous white spinning in the shape of the letter "H".[1] Pupation occurs mostly on a leaf. There is an exit slit in the upper epidermis.[9]
