Leucoptera is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae. Its members are leaf borers many of which can cause severe damage to plant crops, such as coffee or apples.
Selected species
- Leucoptera aceris <small>(Fuchs, 1903)</small>
- Leucoptera acromelas <small>(Turner, 1923)</small>
- Leucoptera adenocarpella <small>(Staudinger, 1871)</small>
- Leucoptera andalusica <small>Mey, 1994</small>
- Leucoptera arethusa <small>Meyrick, 1915</small>
- Leucoptera argodes <small>Turner, 1923</small>
- Leucoptera argyroptera <small>Turner, 1923</small>
- Leucoptera asbolopasta <small>Turner, 1923</small>
- Leucoptera astragali <small>Mey & Corley, 1999</small>
- Leucoptera auronivea <small>(Walker, 1875)</small>
- Leucoptera autograpta <small>Meyrick, 1918</small>
- Leucoptera caffeina <small>Washburn, 1940</small>
- Leucoptera calycotomella <small>Amsel, 1939</small>
- Leucoptera chalcopleura <small>Turner, 1923</small>
- Leucoptera chalocycla <small>(Meyrick, 1882)</small>
- Leucoptera clerodendrella <small>Vári, 1955</small>
- Leucoptera coffeella <small>(Guérin-Méneville, 1842)</small>
- Leucoptera coma <small>Ghesquière, 1940</small>
- Leucoptera coronillae <small>(M. Hering, 1933)</small>
- Leucoptera crobylistis <small>Meyrick, 1926</small> (India)
- Leucoptera cytisiphagella <small>Klimesch, 1938</small>
- Leucoptera deltidias <small>Meyrick, 1906</small>
- Leucoptera diasticha <small>Turner, 1923</small>
- Leucoptera ermolaevi <small>Seksjaeva, 1990</small>
- Leucoptera euryphaea <small>Turner, 1926</small>
- Leucoptera erythrinella <small>Busck, 1900</small>
- Leucoptera genistae <small>(M. Hering, 1933)</small>
- Leucoptera guettardella <small>Busck, 1900</small>
- Leucoptera hemizona <small>Meyrick, 1906</small>
- Leucoptera heringiella <small>Toll, 1938</small>
- Leucoptera hexatoma <small>Meyrick, 1915</small> (India)
- Leucoptera iolitha <small>Turner, 1923</small>
- Leucoptera karsholti <small>Mey, 1994</small>
- Leucoptera laburnella <small>(Stainton, 1851)</small> - laburnum leaf miner
- Leucoptera lathyrifoliella <small>(Stainton, 1866)</small>
- Leucoptera lotella <small>(Stainton, 1859)</small>
- Leucoptera loxaula <small>Meyrick, 1928</small>
- Leucoptera lustratella <small>(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855)</small>
- Leucoptera malifoliella <small>(Costa, 1836)</small>
- Leucoptera melanolitha <small>Turner, 1923</small>
- Leucoptera meyricki <small>Ghesquière, 1940</small>
- Leucoptera nieukerkeni <small>Mey, 1994</small>
- Leucoptera obelacma <small>Meyrick, 1918</small>
- Leucoptera onobrychidella <small>Klimesch, 1937</small>
- Leucoptera orobi <small>(Stainton, 1869)</small>
- Leucoptera pachystimella <small>Busck, 1904</small>
- Leucoptera parinaricola <small>Vári, 1955</small>
- Leucoptera periphracta <small>Meyrick, 1915</small>
- Leucoptera phaeopasta <small>(Turner, 1923)</small>
- Leucoptera plagiomitra <small>Turner, 1923</small>
- Leucoptera psophocarpella <small>Bradley & Carter, 1982</small>
- Leucoptera puerariella <small>Kuroko, 1964</small>
- Leucoptera pulchricola <small>Vári, 1955</small>
- Leucoptera robinella <small>Braun, 1925</small>
- Leucoptera scammatias <small>Meyrick, 1909</small>
- Leucoptera selenocycla <small>Meyrick, 1930</small>
- Leucoptera sinuella <small>(Reutti, 1853)</small> (sometimes placed in Paraleucoptera)
- Leucoptera sortita <small>Meyrick, 1915</small>
- Leucoptera spartifoliella <small>(Hübner, 1813)</small>
- Leucoptera sphenograpta <small>Meyrick, 1911</small>
- Leucoptera strophidota <small>Turner, 1923</small>
- Leucoptera thessalica <small>Mey, 1994</small>
- Leucoptera toxeres <small>Turner, 1923</small>
- Leucoptera zanclaeella <small>(Zeller, 1848)</small>
Species placed in Paraleucoptera by some authors
Species placed in Proleucoptera by some authors
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