Leucoptera smilaciella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lyonetiidae |
| Genus: | Leucoptera |
| Species: | L. smilaciella
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucoptera smilaciella (Busck, 1900)
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The greenbrier leaf miner (Leucoptera smilaciella) is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from the United States, from Pennsylvania to Florida and Texas.
The larvae feed on Smilax species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large, messy blotch.
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