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Lyonetiidae 36a0045 – 0472   Lyonetia prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796)

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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.) Synonymy: prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796) (Tinea) 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) Taxonomic Notes: Lyonetia prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796) includes as a synonym Lyonetia speculella Clemens, 1862 [0472] in Schmitt et al., (1996).

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) 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. Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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