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Datasheet

Perileucoptera coffeella (coffee leaf miner)

Summary

  • Last modified
  • 15 November 2016
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Host Animal
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Perileucoptera coffeella
  • Preferred Common Name
  • coffee leaf miner
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta

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Pictures

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PictureTitleCaptionCopyright
Mine with upper epidermis removed to show larvae of L. coffeella.
TitleLarvae in leaf mine
CaptionMine with upper epidermis removed to show larvae of L. coffeella.
CopyrightD. Nestel
Mine with upper epidermis removed to show larvae of L. coffeella.
Larvae in leaf mineMine with upper epidermis removed to show larvae of L. coffeella.D. Nestel
Mined coffee leaf.
TitleDamage on coffee
CaptionMined coffee leaf.
CopyrightD. Nestel
Mined coffee leaf.
Damage on coffeeMined coffee leaf.D. Nestel

Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Perileucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville)

Preferred Common Name

  • coffee leaf miner

Other Scientific Names

  • Cemiostoma coffeella (Guérin-Méneville)
  • Elachista coffeella Guérin-Méneville
  • Leucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville)

International Common Names

  • English: white coffee leaf miner
  • Spanish: minador blanco de la hoja del cafeto; tina del cafeto
  • French: chenille mineuse blanche du caféier; chenille mineuse des feuilles du cafeier

Local Common Names

  • Argentina: gusano minador del cafe
  • Brazil: bicho mineiro do cafe
  • Cuba: minador del cafe
  • Germany: Miniermotte, Gebaenderte Kaffee-; Motte, Gebaenderte Kaffee-
  • Italy: Minatrice del caffe
  • Mexico: minador de la hoja del cafeto

EPPO code

  • LEUCCO (Perileucoptera coffeella)

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Arthropoda
  •             Subphylum: Uniramia
  •                 Class: Insecta
  •                     Order: Lepidoptera
  •                         Family: Lyonetiidae
  •                             Genus: Perileucoptera
  •                                 Species: Perileucoptera coffeella

Distribution Table

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The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

AFRICA

MadagascarAbsent, unreliable recordCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
RéunionAbsent, unreliable recordCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014

NORTH AMERICA

MexicoPresentNestel et al., 1994; Aranda, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
USAAbsent, intercepted onlyCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014

CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN

Antigua and BarbudaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
BarbadosPresentSchotman, 1989
Costa RicaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
CubaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
DominicaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
Dominican RepublicPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
El SalvadorPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
GrenadaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
GuadeloupePresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
GuatemalaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
HaitiPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
HondurasPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
JamaicaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
MartiniquePresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
MontserratPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
NicaraguaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
Puerto RicoPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
Saint LuciaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
Trinidad and TobagoPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014

SOUTH AMERICA

BoliviaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
BrazilRestricted distributionCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
-BahiaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
-GoiasPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
-Mato GrossoPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
-Minas GeraisPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
-ParaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
-ParanaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
-Rio de JaneiroPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
-RondoniaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
-Santa CatarinaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
-Sao PauloPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
ColombiaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014; David-Rueda et al., 2016
EcuadorPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
French GuianaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
GuyanaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
PeruPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
SurinamePresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
VenezuelaPresentCABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Coffea (coffee)RubiaceaeMain
Coffea arabica (arabica coffee)RubiaceaeMain

Growth Stages

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List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Leaves

abnormal leaf fall
internal feeding

Natural Enemies

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Natural enemyTypeLife stagesSpecificityReferencesBiological control inBiological control on
Bacillus thuringiensisPathogen
Bacillus thuringiensis kurstakiPathogen
Bacillus thuringiensis thuringiensisPathogen
Brachygastra lecheguanaPredator
CeranisusParasiteLarvae
ChrysocharisParasiteLarvae
Chrysocharis nr milleriParasiteLarvae
Chrysonotomyia lividaParasiteLarvae
CirrospilusParasiteLarvae
Closterocerus coffeellaeParasiteLarvae
Closterocerus flavicinctusParasite
Colastes letiferParasiteLarvae
DerostenusParasiteLarvae
ElachertusParasiteLarvae
EulophusParasiteLarvae
Horismenus aeneicollisParasiteLarvae
Horismenus cupreusParasiteLarvae
Mirax insularisParasiteLarvae
Pnigalio coloniParasiteLarvae
Pnigalio elongatusParasiteLarvae
Pnigalio sarasolaiParasite
Polistes lanioPredator
Polistes versicolorPredator
Polybia occidentalisPredator
Polybia scutellarisPredator
Proacrias coffeaeParasite
Protonectarina sylveiraePredator
Stiropius letiferParasite
SympiesisParasiteLarvae
TetrastichusParasiteLarvae
Zagrammosoma zebralineatumParasite

References

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Aranda Delgado E, 1986. Control Natural del Minador de la Hoja del cafeto en Mexico, Leucoptera coffeella (Guer-Men 1842) (Lep-Lyonetiidae), Thesis. Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico: University of Veracruz.

Bigger M, 1973. An investigation by Fourier analysis into the interaction between coffee leaf-miners and their larval parasites. Journal of Animal Ecology, 42:417-434.

Bradley JD, 1958. Taxonomic notes on Leucoptera meyricki Ghesquiere and Leucoptera coffeella (Guerin-Meneville) (Lepidoptera, Lyonetiidae). Bulletin of Entomological Research, 49:417-419.

CABI/EPPO, 2005. Perileucoptera coffeella. Distribution Maps of Plant Pests, No. 315. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

CIE, 1973. Distribution Maps of Pests, No. 315. Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Crowe TJ, 1964. Coffee leaf miners in Keyna. Keyna Coffee, June:223-231.

D'Antonio AM, de Paula V, Coelho AJE, 1978. Dados preliminares sobre eficiencia de predadores do bicho mineiro das folhas do cafeeiro Perileucoptera coffeella (Guer. Men., 1842), no sul de Minas Gerais. In: IBC-GERCA, eds. Proceedings of the 6th Brazilian Congress of Coffee Research. Ribero Prieto, Sao Paulo, Brazil: IBC-GERCA, 359-362.

David-Rueda G, Constantino C LM, Montoya EC, Ortega M OE, Gil ZN, Benavides-Machado P, 2016. Diagnostic of Leucoptera coffeella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) and its parasitoids in the department of Antioquia, Colombia. (Diagnóstico de Leucoptera coffeella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) y sus parasitoides en el departamento de Antioquia, Colombia.) Revista Colombiana de Entomología, 42(1):4-11. http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-04882016000100002&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=es

EPPO, 2014. PQR database. Paris, France: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm

Eveleens KG, 1966. Control biologico del minador del cafe. Revista Cafetalera (Guatemala), 54:12-16.

Florez E, Hernandez M, 1983. Fluctuacion de la poblacion del minador de las hojas del cafeto, Leucoptera coffeella, y de sus enemigos naturales en el Valle del Cauca. Revista Colombiana de Entomologia, 7:29-38.

Gallardo-Covas F, 1992. Augmentation of Mirax insularis Muesebeck. Alternative for population control of the coffee leaf miner, Leucoptera coffeella Guerin- Meneville, in Puerto Rico. Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico, 76(2):43-54

Goncalves W, Parra JRP, Lima Salgado W, 1975. Dois predadores de lagartas do "bicho mineiro" Perileucoptera coffeella (Guerin-Meneville, 1842). In: IBC-GERCA, eds. Proceedings of the 3rd Brazilian Congress of Coffee Research. Curitiba, Parana, Brazil: IBC-GERCA, 95-96.

Goncalves W, Parra JRP, Precetti AAC, 1978. Parasitos e predadores de Perileucoptera coffeella (Guerin-Meneville 1842) em tres regioes do estado de Sao Paulo. In: IBC-GERCA, eds. Proceedings of the 6th Brazilian Congress of Coffee Research. Ribero Prieto, Sao Paulo, Brazil: IBC-GERCA, 272-274.

Gravena S, 1984. Integrated management strategies for the coffee leafminer Perileucoptera coffeella (Guérin-Méneville, 1842). Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil, 13(1):117-129; [3 fig.]; 24 ref.

Green DS, 1984. A proposed origin of the coffee leaf-miner, Leucoptera coffeella (Guerin-Meneville) (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae). Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America, 30(1):30-31

Le Pelley RH, 1973. Coffee insect. Annual Review of Entomology, 18:121-142.

Montoya JM, 1976. Efecto de aplicaciones de oxicloruro de cobre en la poblacion del minador de la hoja Leucoptera coffeella Guer. en la zona oriental del pais. In: INMECAFE, eds. Proceedings of the II Latin American Symposium on Coffee Culture. Garnica, Veracruz, Mexico: INMECAFE, 92-98.

Motte G, 1976. Investigaciones sobre la biologia y el control del minador del cafe (Leucoptera coffeella Guer.) en cafe de sol (Coffea arabica var. caturra) en Cuba. Academia de Ciencias de Cuba (INIFAT), 40-45.

Nestel D, 1995. Coffee in Mexico: international market, agricultural landscape and ecology. Ecological Economics, 15:165-178.

Nestel D, Dickschen F, Altieri MA, 1994. Seasonal and spatial population loads of a tropical insect: the case of the coffee leaf-miner in Mexico. Ecological Entomology, 19(2):159-167

Paulini AE, Ferreira AJ, D'Antonio AM, Matiello JB, 1978. Efeito da desfolha causada por bicho mineiro (Perileucoptera coffeella) (Guerin-Men., 1842) na productividade do cafeeiro. In: IBC-GERCA, eds. Proceedings of the 6th Brazilian Congress of Coffee Research. Ribero Prieto, Sao Paulo, Brazil: IBC-GERCA, 199-201.

Pelley RH le, 1968. Pests of Coffee. London and Harlow, UK: Longmans, Green and Co Ltd.

Pensado Cadena MA, 1982. Distribucion Geografica, Area y Frecuencia de las Plagas y Enfermedades de los Organos Aereos del Cafeto (Coffea arabica L.) en la Region de Coatepec, Estado de Veracruz, Thesis. Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico: University of Veracruz.

Rodriguez JG, Campbell JM, Eveleens KG, 1966. Effect of some oil-insecticide combinations on coffee leaf miner. Journal of Economic Entomology, 59:773-779.

Sanchez De Leon A, 1984. El minador de la hoja del cafe. Revista Cafetalera (Guatemala), 244:6-10.

Schotman CYL, 1989. Plant pests of quarantine importance to the Caribbean. RLAC-PROVEG, No. 21:80 pp.

Villacorta A, 1980. Some factors affecting the seasonal population of Perileucoptera coffeella Guerin-Meneville, 1842 (Lepidoptera. Lyonetiidae) in northern Parana, Londrina, PR. Anais da Sociedade Entomologica do Brasil, 9(1):23-32

Villacorta A, 1983. Ovicidal activity of Metarhizium anisoplip isolate CM-14 on the coffee leaf miner, Perileucoptera coffeella (Lep: Lyonetiidae). Entomophaga, 28(2):179-184

Wrigley G, 1988. Coffee. London, UK: Longman Scientific and Technical.

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Antigua and Barbuda: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Bolivia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Brazil: Restricted distribution
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Brazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil
See regional map for distribution within the countryColombia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014; David-Rueda et al., 2016Colombia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014; David-Rueda et al., 2016Costa Rica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Costa Rica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Cuba: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Cuba: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Dominica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Dominican Republic: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Dominican Republic: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Ecuador: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Grenada: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014French Guiana: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Guadeloupe: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Guatemala: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Guatemala: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Guyana: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Guyana: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Honduras: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Honduras: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Haiti: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Haiti: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Jamaica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Jamaica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Saint Lucia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Martinique: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Montserrat: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Mexico: Present
Nestel et al., 1994; Aranda, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Mexico: Present
Nestel et al., 1994; Aranda, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Peru: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Puerto Rico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Puerto Rico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Suriname: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Suriname: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014El Salvador: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014El Salvador: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Venezuela: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Venezuela: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
  • = Present, no further details
  • = Evidence of pathogen
  • = Widespread
  • = Last reported
  • = Localised
  • = Presence unconfirmed
  • = Confined and subject to quarantine
  • = See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = Occasional or few reports
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Distribution map (asia)
Distribution map (europe)
Distribution map (africa)
Distribution map (north america) Cuba: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Dominican Republic: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Guatemala: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Honduras: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Haiti: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Jamaica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Mexico: Present
Nestel et al., 1994; Aranda, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Puerto Rico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014El Salvador: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
Distribution map (central america) Antigua and Barbuda: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Colombia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014; David-Rueda et al., 2016Costa Rica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Cuba: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Dominica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Dominican Republic: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Grenada: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Guadeloupe: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Guatemala: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Guyana: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Honduras: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Haiti: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Jamaica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Saint Lucia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Martinique: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Montserrat: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Mexico: Present
Nestel et al., 1994; Aranda, 1986; CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Puerto Rico: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Suriname: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014El Salvador: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Venezuela: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
Distribution map (south america) Barbados: Present
Schotman, 1989Bolivia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Brazil: Restricted distribution
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Bahia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Goias: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Minas Gerais: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Mato Grosso: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Para: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Parana: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Rio de Janeiro: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Rondonia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Santa Catarina: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Sao Paulo: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Colombia: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014; David-Rueda et al., 2016Costa Rica: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Ecuador: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014French Guiana: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Guyana: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Nicaragua: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Peru: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Suriname: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Trinidad and Tobago: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014Venezuela: Present
CABI/EPPO, 2005; EPPO, 2014
Distribution map (pacific)