Leucoptera chalocycla is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae that is endemic to Australia.

Leucoptera chalocycla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. chalocycla
Binomial name
Leucoptera chalocycla
(Meyrick, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Cemiostoma chalocycla Meyrick, 1882

They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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  • Meyrick, E. (1882). "Descriptions of Australian Micro-lepidoptera". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 7. Australian Faunal Directory: 148–202. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22744.