Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Taxonomy
class Insecta → subclass Pterygota → infraclass Neoptera → superorder Holometabola → order Lepidoptera → superfamily Yponomeutoidea → family Lyonetiidae → subfamily Lyonetiinae → genus Lyonetia → species Lyonetia clerkella
Species name(s)
Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758) = Elachista aereella Treitschke, 1833 = Argyromiges autumnella Curtis, 1829 = Tinea malifoliella Hübner, 1796.
urn:lsid:insecta.pro:taxonomy:11618
Expansion
Zoogeographical regions
Palaearctic.
Russia regions
#3. Karelsky; #4. Evropeisky Severo-Zapadny; #7. Evropeisky yuzhno-tayozhny; #8. Evropeisky Tsentralny; #9. Evropeisky Tsentralno-Chernozyomny; #10. Sredne-Volzhsky; #11. Volgo-Donsky; #13. Zapadno-Kavkazsky; #17. Yuzhno-Uralsky; #24. Gorno-Altaisky; #26. Predbaikalsky; #28. Zabaikalsky; #37. Nizhne-Amursky; #40. Primorsky.
Wingspan
6—8 mm.
Primary colors
Brown/Gray/Black, White.
Flight time
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Larva lifespan
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
Over-wintering stage
Imago.

Detailed information with references
Habitus and Differences from alike species
- The wingspan of about 0.7 cm. The rear wings are narrow, with long fringe rear, front - silver-white color, and too narrow - also have fringe. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Distribution
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Greece, Denmark, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, the Soviet Union - European part, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [1]. Peter Khramov.
- Regions of the Russian Federation: the Volga-Don, Gorno-Altaisk, the European North-West, the European Central Black Earth, the European Central European South taiga, Transbaikalia, Western Caucasus, Karelia, Nizhne-Amur, of Baikal, Seaside, Mid-Volzhsky, South -Uralsky. [3]. Peter Khramov.
- Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the British Isles, France, Germany, Greece (mainland), Denmark (mainland), Ireland, Spain (mainland), Italy (mainland), Corsica, Crete, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway (mainland), the Channel Islands, Poland,Portugal (mainland), Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Northern Ireland, Sicily, Slovakia, Ukraine, Finland, France (mainland), Croatia, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Sweden, Estonia, Yugoslavia. [10]. Peter Khramov.
- Europe and North Africa. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Lifespan
- It occurs throughout the year. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Imago
- Habitats: deciduous forests, gardens. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva lifespan
- All year round. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Larva food plants
- The leaves of cherry, apple and other fruit trees. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Additional info about Larva
- Doing zigzag moves in the leaves of host plants. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Overwintering stage
- The latest generation of adults. [5]. Peter Khramov.
Authors
Initial species uploading to the site: Peter Khramov.
Photos:
Andrey Ponomarev, Irina Nikulina. Text data: Peter Khramov.
Main characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov, Sergei Kotov.
Color characteristics formalization: Peter Khramov.
References
- [1] O. Karsholt, J. Razowski (eds.), 1996. The Lepidoptera of Europe: a distributional checklist
- [3] Каталог чешуекрылых (Lepidoptera) России. Под ред. С. Ю. Синёва. СПб.; М.: Товарищество научных изданий КМК, 2008
- [5] Райххолф-Рим Х. Бабочки. М.: Астрель, 2002
- [10] de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2011) Fauna Europaea version 2.4 (faunaeur.org)
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