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Apple Leaf Miner

Lyonetia clerkella

Checklist Number
21.001 [B&F: 0263]

Verification
Record will be accepted (subject to date and location checks)

Classification

Family:Lyonetiidae
Subfamily:Lyonetiinae
Genus:Lyonetia
Species:clerkella
Authority:(Linnaeus, 1758)

Common in hedgerows, gardens and orchards throughout much of the British Isles. In Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight common and widespread. Wingspan 8-9 mm. Larva mines leaves of Hawthorn, Apple, Wild Cherry, Bird Cherry, Birch, Cotoneaster and Rowan, causing sufficient damage to be a serious pest in some areas and can occasionally reach levels where localised economic damage is possible to fruit trees in Britain.

The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:

No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Adult
Larval

Records by week (adult)

Records by week (larval)