Biology:Lyonetia clerkella

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Short description: Species of moth

Lyonetia clerkella
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Lyonetia clerkella, Dolydd Hafren, Wales, Aug 2014 2 (20471442208).jpg
Lyonetia clerkella, Dolydd Hafren, Wales
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Lyonetia
Species:
L. clerkella
Binomial name
Lyonetia clerkella
Synonyms
  • Phalaena clerkella Linnaeus, 1758
  • Lyonetia penicilla Borkhausen, 1794
  • Lyonetia cerasifoliella Hübner, 1796
  • Lyonetia malifoliella Hübner, 1796
  • Lyonetia malella Schrank, 1802
  • Lyonetia autumnella Curtis, 1829
  • Lyonetia unipunctella Stephens, 1829
  • Lyonetia semiaurella Stephens, 1829
  • Lyonetia nivella Stephens, 1829
  • Lyonetia aereella Treitschke, 1833

Lyonetia clerkella, the apple leaf miner, is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found all over Europe, north-western Siberia, the Far East, northern Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, India and Japan .

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are shining white, sometimes partly or wholly suffused with fuscous ; a brown or darker fuscous blotch in disc posteriorly ; a bent transverse line beyond this, and three costal streaks connected with an apical spot brown or darker fuscous ; a round black apical dot ; a projecting blackish hook in apical cilia. Hindwings are dark grey. The larva is pale green.[1]

Adults are on wing in June, August and from October to April in the Benelux. There are two or more generations per year.

The larvae feed on various fruit trees, including Betulaceae and Rosaceae species.

References

  1. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1124566 entry