View source for Phil Bendle Collection:Leuroperna sera (Mustard plant moth)

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'''Kingdom:'''   Animalia<br />
'''Phylum''':     Arthropoda<br />
'''Class: '''       Insecta<br />
Order:'''       Lepidoptera'''<br />
'''Family''':      Plutellidae<br />
'''Genus:'''      Leuroperna<br />
'''Species:'''     L. sera<br />
'''Binomial name''': Leuroperna sera<br />
'''Synonyms:''' Rhigognostis sera<br />
Common name:  Mustard plant moth

Leuroperna sera is a very small moth (4 mm body length) of the Plutellidae family. It is found over much of south-east Asia including Japan, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand.<br />
The adult moth is fawn with brown markings, and has a wingspan of about 10 mm.<br />
The larvae feed on various Brassicaceae species ( (Mustard plants).

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[[Category:Moths]]
[[Category:Phil Bendle Collection]]