Lepidoptera19 species

Family Lyonet Moths (Lyonetiidae)

Lyonetiidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 19 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Lyonetiidae (19)

Laburnum Leaf Miner

Leucoptera laburnella

Wingspan 7 to 9 mm. A small but very attractive mainly white moth. The larvae mine Laburnum leaves, beginning with a narrow gallery abruptly widening into a large blotch marked with concentric arcs of frass. Leafmine occurs on Laburnum (occasionally

Pear Leaf Blister Moth

Leucoptera malifoliella

Wingspan about 8mm. although well marked, the moth is very similar in appearance to other Leucoptera species. It is probably more easily recorded from the larval leafmines on the leaves of Hawthorn, Apple and Whitebeam. Various habitats, especially w

Apple Leaf Miner

Lyonetia clerkella

Lyonetia clerkellais a tiny moth (wingspan 7 to 9 mm) with a silvery appearance but very attractively patterned when seen under magnification. The larva produces a leafmine on a number of species, especially Cherry, Apple, Rowan, Hawthorn, Blackthorn

Lyonetia latistrigella - Hodges#0470

Lyonetia latistrigella

Identification: Forbes stated "fore wing with a fascia running from middle of inner margin to three-fourths way out on costa, followed by a ferruginous patch; without the costal streak of L. speculella [ Lyonetia prunifoliella ]; apical black dot pre

Lyonetia prunifoliella

Wingspan 9 to10 mm. The most likely way to record this species is probably to search for the larval leafmines on Blackthorn. The larval mine is a narrow gallery leading to a clear blotch. Strings of black frass hang beneath the blotches. The pupal co

Proleucoptera smilaciella - Hodges#0474

Proleucoptera smilaciella

Identification: The original description as Leucoptera smilaciella Busck is available online in the print references below. Proleucoptera smilaciella larvae are primary host to the Chalcidoid wasps of Aprostocetus .