21.008 BF260 - Lyonetiidae - Cemiostominae - Leucoptera malifoliella - Pear Leaf Blister Moth

21.008 BF260 - Lyonetiidae - Cemiostominae - Leucoptera malifoliella - Pear Leaf Blister Moth - (Costa, [1836])

Adult Micro: CAT 2 - Confusion Species - Leaf-miner: CAT L - The leaf or a Photo required -

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- Uncertain/Unknown - Insufficient Data - Leaf Miner

Taxonomy: Micro >> Lyonetiidae

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Other Name/s: Pear-leaf Blister Moth

ID Difficulty: amber

- care required in the identification process, as confusion with similar species is likely - quality photographs required.
Confusion Species: Leucoptera laburnella (Laburnum Leaf-miner);Leucoptera spartifoliella (Broom Stem-miner); Stigmella paradoxa (Scarce Hawthorn Dot)

Distribution: (Last record: 13/09/2018 at Grange Wood ) - Uncertain; Harrison & Sterling – 1956 Millers Dale, Repton; DaNES – Rocester 2001, Upper Derwent 2010 (Leaf Mines- iRecord 13/9/2018 Grange Wood (Leaf Mine)

Flight Period: June / July /

Mine Period: August / September / - A distinctive round blotch mine in the leaf

Moth Activity: Cathemeral

Photographed: No - Photographed By: Not Recorded

*** Last updated on 18 March 2025 by TD ***

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Wingspan: 7-8mm

Food Plant: On Mountain Ash, Hawthorn, Apple

Last Recorded Date: 13/09/2018

Last Recorded By: Graham Finch

Last Recorded General Area: Grange Wood

No First Date Information Recorded

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