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Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842)

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Higher taxa: Lyonetiidae (family)/  Cemiostominae (subfamily)/  Leucoptera (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Guérin-Méneville, 1842)
Citation:Elachista coffeella
Original genus:Elachista
Publication:Guérin-Méneville F. E. & Perrottet 1842. Mémoire sur un insecte et un champignon qui ravagent les caféiers aux Antilles.
Journal:Revue zoologique, par la Société cuvierienne
Volume:5
Issue:
Pagination:126–127
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14714655
Name(English):Coffee leaf-miner
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Leucoptera coffeella (1)
Taxonomic note:

Description of male and female genitalia in Almeida et al. (2020: 16–20).

Almeida J. D., Motta I. O., Vidal L. A., Bilio J. F., Pujol-Luz J. R. & Freire E. V. 2020. Caracterização morfológica dos instares larvais e das genitálias masculina e feminina do bicho-mineiro do cafeeiro, Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Mèneville & Perrottet) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae).
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842) Syntype unknown MNHN Syntypes, MNHN. Antilles.
Distribution note:

Nearctic: North America; Neotropical: Antilles, Brazil, Venezuela. See J. Ghesquière (1940: 80), P. Viette (1957c: 139), and J. D. Bradley (1959c: 417); probably all Afrotropical records refer to Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquière, 1940.

Ghesquière J. 1940a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (première partie).
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination