Leucoptera malifoliella

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Leucoptera malifoliella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lyonetiidae
Genus: Leucoptera
Species:
L. malifoliella
Binomial name
Leucoptera malifoliella
(O. Costa, 1836)
Synonyms
  • Elachista malifoliellaCosta, 1836
  • Opostega scitellaZeller, 1839
  • Cemiostoma scitellum (Zeller, 1839)
  • Leucoptera scitella (Zeller, 1839)

Leucoptera malifoliella, the pear leaf blister moth, ribbed apple leaf miner or apple leaf miner, is a moth of the Lyonetiidae family that can be found in all of Europe. [1]

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This wingspan is about 8 millimetres (0.31 in). It Differs from Leucoptera lotella as follows: forewings broader, post-tornal spot pale violet-golden, strongly black-margined on both sides, apex of wing orange, penultimate bar in cilia horizontal. The larva is green whitish; head and plate of 2 blackish [2]

Adults are on wing from June to July. [3]

The larvae feed on Alnus incana , Amelanchier ovalis , Aronia , Betula pendula , Betula pubescens , Chaenomeles japonica , Cotoneaster integerrimus , Crataegus crus-galli , Crataegus monogyna , Cydonia oblonga , Malus baccata , Malus domestica , Malus floribunda , Malus sylvestris , Mespilus germanica , Prunus avium , Prunus cerasus , Prunus domestica , Prunus fruticosa , Prunus insititia , Prunus spinosa , Prunus subhirtella , Pyrus communis and Sorbus aucuparia . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a large, circular blotch without a trace of a preceding corridor. Around the dark centre the frass, glued to the upper epidermis, is found in distinct arcs. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. [4]

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References

  1. "Leucoptera malifoliella (O. Costa, 1836)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  2. Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  3. "Leucoptera malifoliella". UK Moths. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  4. "Leucoptera malifoliella (O. Costa, 1836)". Bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved April 17, 2010.