| 21.001 ~ 0263 ~ Lyonetia clerkella ~ Apple Leaf Miner | ||
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UK Status Resident. Widely distributed and common throughout the British Isles. Montgomeryshire Status Quite common, recorded from across the county. Wingspan : M & F, 8-9mm. Confusion species Some forms can be distinctive but care should be taken with others. |
Flight time & Voltinity
(Bivoltine+)  Habitat Wherever the foodplant is found. Foodplant Birch, hawthorn, apple (wild and cultivated), mountain ash, and cotoneaster spp. Lifestage data Leaf miner. Eggs laid on leaf. Larva forms a long tortuous gallery. Pupates in a slender open ended cocoon on the foodplant or in the vegetation below. |
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| Montgomeryshire photos | ||
 Photo by DB, 18th July 2011, Middletown |
 Photo by DB, 18th Sept 2011, Middletown |
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