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Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758) [Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae] Phalaena clerkella Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (ed. 10): 542. Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758); Hübner, 1826. Verz. Bekannt.: 423.

Leaf-mine: A long, whitish smoothly-curved upper-surface mine with broken black frass (British leafminers). The mine is also illustrated in UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Larva: Deeply segmented (British leafminers). Pupa: In a silken cocoon suspended from threads attached to food plant or other vegetation (British leafminers). The cocoon is also illustrated in UKMoths and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae       Betula     British leafminers Betula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Lauraceae       Laurus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Rosaceae       Amelanchier     British leafminers Cotoneaster affinis Purpleberry Cotoneaster Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Cotoneaster salicifolius Willow-leaved Cotoneaster Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Cotoneaster simonsii Himalayan Cotoneaster Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Cotoneaster x watereri Waterer's Cotoneaster Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Crataegus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Malus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Malus     UKMoths Mespilus germanica Medlar Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Prunus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Prunus cerasifera Cherry Plum Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Rosa     British leafminers Sorbus domestica Service-tree Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus hybrida Swedish Service-tree Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus intermedia Swedish Whitebeam Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus pseudofennica Arran Service-tree Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sorbus subcuneata   Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Salicaceae       Salix     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae       Betula pendula Silver Birch Nederlandse bladmineerders Betula pubescens Downy Birch   Fagaceae       Castanea sativa Horse chestnut Nederlandse bladmineerders Grossulariaceae       Ribes     Nederlandse bladmineerders Rhamnaceae       Rhamnus catharticus Buckthorn Nederlandse bladmineerders Rosaceae       Amelanchier lamarckii Juneberry Nederlandse bladmineerders Chaenomeles     Nederlandse bladmineerders Cotoneaster     Nederlandse bladmineerders Crataegus laevigata Midland Hawthorn Nederlandse bladmineerders Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn Nederlandse bladmineerders Cydonia oblonga Quince Nederlandse bladmineerders Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Nederlandse bladmineerders Mespilus germanica Medlar Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus avium Wild Cherry Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus cerasus Dwarf Cherry Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Laurel Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus serotina Rum Cherry Nederlandse bladmineerders Pyracantha coccinea Firethorn Nederlandse bladmineerders Pyrus communis Pear Nederlandse bladmineerders Sorbus aria Common Whitebeam Nederlandse bladmineerders Sorbus aucuparia Rowan Nederlandse bladmineerders Sorbus domestica Service-tree Nederlandse bladmineerders Sorbus intermedia Swedish Whitebeam Nederlandse bladmineerders Salicaceae       Salix     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: The species has two or more broods, with the later ones overwintering and reappearing in the spring (UKMoths). May; July; September-October (British leafminers). Time of year - adults: The adults fly at night and are attracted to light (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Common throughout Britain (UKMoths) including Bedford, East Cornwall, East Glouceste, East Kent, East Sutherland, Easterness, Edinburgh, Haddington, Hunts, Lanarkshire, Linlithgow, Middlesex, North Ebudes, North Hants, South Aberdeen, South Devon, South Lancaster, Surrey, West Cornwall, West Kent, West Lancaster and West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DBRC, GiGL, HBRG, JNCC, LWIC, NE, NESBRC, SNH and SHWRG) and Northern Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). See also British leafminers distribution map. Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corsica, Crete, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Kaliningrad Region, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Portuguese mainland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and Northwest, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Aprostocetus diversus Förster, 1848 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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Last updated 28-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin