The wingspan is 8–10mm. Adults are on wing from the beginning to the middle of May, from the middle of June to the beginning of July, from the end of July to the beginning of August and from the beginning of September to the beginning of October. There are four generations per year.
The larvae feed on Eurya japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Bedelliidae is a small family of small, narrow-winged moths; most authorities recognize just a single genus, Bedellia, previously included in the family Lyonetiidae. The family is still included in the Lyonetiidae as the subfamily Bedelliinae by some authors.
Lyonetiidae is a family of moths with some 200 described species. These are small, slender moths, the wingspan rarely exceeding 1 cm. The very narrow forewings, held folded backwards covering the hindwings and abdomen, often have pointed apices noticeably up- or down-turned. The larvae are leaf miners.
Lyonetia clerkella, the apple leaf miner, is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found all over Europe, north-western Siberia, the Far East, northern Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, India and Japan.
Lyonetia prunifoliella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae.
Microthauma is a genus of moths in the family Lyonetiidae.
Leucoptera sinuella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean Islands. It is also found in Japan and North Africa.
Leucoptera orobi is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is found in Finland, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia and Scotland.
Lyonetia castaneella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in Russia and Japan.
Bedellia somnulentella, the sweet potato leaf miner, is a moth in the family Bedelliidae.
Bucculatrix pyrivorella is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in Japan, the Korean Peninsula and the Russian Far East. It was described in 1964 by Hiroshi Kuroko.
Lyonetia myricella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is known from Japan.
Lyonetia boehmeriella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from Kyushu island of Japan.
Lyonetia anthemopa is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is known from Japan and Taiwan.
Lyonetia yasudai is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae. It is known from Honshu, the main island of Japan.
Lyonetia bakuchia is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from Japan.
Microthauma glycinella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from Japan.
Leucoptera smilactis is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family that is known from Japan.
Leucoptera celastrella is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae that is known from Japan.
Leucoptera oxyphyllella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from Kyushu island of Japan.
Leucoptera puerariella is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is known from Japan.
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