Photo © Mike Wall
Apple Leaf Miner
Lyonetia clerkella
Checklist Number21.001 [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 | |
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Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
