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Lyonetia clerkella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lyonetiidae

Scientific name
  
Lyonetia clerkella

Rank
  
Species

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Lyonetia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Lyonetia clerkella Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella UKMoths

Similar
  
Lyonetia, Butterflies and moths, Lyonetiidae, Phyllonorycter, Phyllonorycter corylifoliella

Lyonetia clerkella


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

Lyonetia clerkella Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella UKMoths

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing in June, August and from October to April in the Benelux. There are two or more generations per year.

Lyonetia clerkella Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella NatureSpot

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

Lyonetia clerkella Irish moths Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella


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Lyonetia clerkella Lyonetia clerkella Lepidoptera Lyonetidae in Leaf and stem mines

References

Lyonetia clerkella Wikipedia
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