Lyonetiidae : Lyonetiinae
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Lyonetia clerkella
Apple Leaf-miner

(Linnaeus, 1758)263 / 21.001

Norfolk status
Widespread and common.
At least two generations and in favourable years three. Can overwinter as an adult and reappear in the spring.

Characteristic dark oval patch on the forewing.

Leaf-mine: May; July; September-October.
A long, whitish smoothly-curved upper-surface mine with broken black frass.
Pupates in a silken cocoon suspended from threads attached to food plant.

Recorded in 64 (86%) of 74 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1874.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

Argyresthia semitestacella | Lyonetia prunifoliella >

Determination
Lyonetia clerkella (F) Dersingham, Nov 2010, D Jones Det. J Clifton
List Species Records   [Show All Latest]
Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10kGeneral Area
29/09/2024+28TF50Upwell / Outwell
23/09/2024128TL99Rockland St Peter
21/09/2024+28TL78Weeting Heath (Gravelpit Wood)
20/09/2024128TF63Snettisham / Ingoldisthorpe
19/09/2024227TG21Norwich (Catton)
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Wingspan: 8-9mm
Flight: June - September
Foodplant:   Hawthorn, Cherry, Apple, Birch, Blackthorn, Rowan, other Rosaceae
Nat Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1  Mine: A
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