Lyonetiidae
36a0045 –
0472 Lyonetia prunifoliella
(Hübner, 1796)
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Acer Betula Ceanothus Chaenomeles Cotoneaster Crataegus Cydonia Malus Prunus Pyrus Sorbus Vitis. Host genera: Acer Betula Ceanothus Chaenomeles Cotoneaster Crataegus Cydonia Malus Prunus Pyrus Sorbus Vitis. Host extended: Acer, Betula, Ceanothus, Chaenomeles, Cotoneaster, Crataegus, Cydonia, Malus.Prunus, Pyrus, Sorbus, ... Host extended: polyphagous on trees & shrubs (Forbes 1923); leaf miner (Eiseman 2020). (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- NA specimens of Lyonetia prunifoliella are placed in two BINs narrowly separated by DNA barcode and widely separated from Eurasian specimens.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796) (Tinea) - MONA 1983: [NEW]acerifoliella (Curtis, 1850) (Argyromyges)albella (Eversmann, 1844) (Elachista)apicistrigella Chambers, 1875 (Lyonetia)gracilella Chambers, 1876 (Lyonetia)malinella (Matsumura, 1907) (Lithocolletes)malivorella Matsumura, 1931 (Lyonetia)nidificansella Packard, 1869 (Lyonetia)padifoliella (Hübner, 1813) (Tinea)ringoniella Matsumura, 1931 (Lyonetia)schineri Nowicki, 1864 (Lyonetia)sittaepenella (Hübner, 1825) (Poeciloptilia)speculella Clemens, 1862 (Lyonetia) - MONA 1983: [472] |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Lyonetia prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796) includes as a synonym Lyonetia speculella Clemens, 1862 [0472] in Schmitt et al., (1996). |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Clemens, B., 1862. New American Micro-Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia, 1(5): 134.
- Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 11.49f; p. 112. Book Review and ordering
- Schmitt, J.S, M.W. Brown, D. R. Davis, 1996. Taxonomy, Morphology, and Biology of Lyonetia prunifoliella(Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae), a Leafminer of Apple. Entomological Society of America, 89(3) 334-345.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Sohn, J.-C., 2015. A Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Yponomeutoidea (Lepidoptera) in the Museum of Comparative Zoology with Revised Status of Pluteloptera ochrella. Breviora, 542: 1-19.
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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