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Lyonetia prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796) [Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae] Tinea prunifoliella Hübner, 1796. Europ. Schmett. Tinea: 70. Lyonetia prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796).

Leaf-mine: The larva mines the leaves of various roseaceous trees, such as blackthorn and apple, forming a gallery leading to a blotch (UKMoths). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: The pupal cocoon is suspended from silken 'guyropes' and closely resembles that of L. clerkella (UKMoths). Hosts in Britain: Betulaceae       Betula     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Rosaceae       Chaenomeles japonica Japanese quince Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Crataegus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Malus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Malus     UKMoths Prunus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn UKMoths Sorbus     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Betulaceae       Betula     Nederlandse bladmineerders Rosaceae       Chaenomeles     Nederlandse bladmineerders Malus sylvestris Crab Apple Nederlandse bladmineerders Mespilus germanica Medlar Nederlandse bladmineerders Prunus spinosa Blackthorn Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Details unknown. Time of year - adults: The adult moths fly in September, and overwinter, appearing again in the spring (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Formerly locally resident in parts of southern and central England (UKMoths) including South-west York, Surrey and West Kent (NBN Gateway distribution map - JNCC and NE). This moth seems to have died out as a British species and has not been reliably encountered since around 1900 (UKMoths). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central, East and Northwest, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Ukraine and Yugoslavia (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Cirrospilus vittatus Walker, 1838 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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