Lyonetia clerkella

Lyonetia clerkella

Mine

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lyonetiidae
Genus:	Lyonetia
Species:	L. clerkella
Binomial name
*Lyonetia clerkella* (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Phalaena clerkella Linnaeus, 1758 Lyonetia penicilla Borkhausen, 1794 Lyonetia cerasifoliella Hübner, 1796 Lyonetia malifoliella Hübner, 1796 Lyonetia malella Schrank, 1802 Lyonetia autumnella Curtis, 1829 Lyonetia unipunctella Stephens, 1829 Lyonetia semiaurella Stephens, 1829 Lyonetia nivella Stephens, 1829 Lyonetia aereella Treitschke, 1833

Lyonetia clerkella, the apple leaf miner, is a moth in the Lyonetiidae family. It is found all over Europe, north-western Siberia, the Far East, northern Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, India and Japan.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing in June, August and from October to April in the Benelux. There are two or more generations per year.

The larvae feed on various fruit trees, including Betulaceae and Rosaceae species.