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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Plutellidae
Genus: Leuroperna
Species: L. sera
Binomial name: Leuroperna sera
Synonyms: Rhigognostis sera
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.
The adult moth is fawn with brown markings, and has a wingspan of about 10 mm.
The larvae feed on various Brassicaceae species ( (Mustard plants).