Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Seven, Selma, 2006, Lyonetiidae of Turkey with notes on their distribution and zoogeography (Lepidoptera), Zootaxa 1245, pp. 53-58 : 55

Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms: clerkella Linnaeus, 1758 ; penicilla Borkhausen, 1794; cerasifoliella Hübner, 1796; malifoliella Hübner, 1796 ; malella Schrank, 1802; autumnella Curtis, 1829 ; unipunctella Stephens, 1829 ; semiaurella Stephens, 1829; nivella Stephens, 1829; aereella Treitschke, 1833.

Host plants

Amelanchier , Betula , Chaenomeles , Crataegus , Cydonia , Malus , Mespilus , Prunus , Pyrus, Pyracantha, Humulus , Ribes , Salix , Sorbus , Cotoneaster, Castane , and Cerasus laurocerasus ( Hering 1957, Balachowsky 1966, Seksyaeva 1981, Özbek et al. 1996, Parenti 2000).

Distribution

Northwest Siberia, Far East, Europe, northern Africa, Middle East, India, and Japan ( Seksyaeva 1981).

Distribution in Turkey ( Fig. 2 ): Erzincan (Merkez, Kemaliye, Üzümlü), Igdir (Merkez), Kars (Kagizman), Erzurum (Ispir, Oltu, Olur, Pazaryolu, Tortum, Uzundere), Artvin (Yusufeli) ( Özbek et al. 1996).

Remarks

Özbek et al. (1996) report that the larvae of this species feed on the fruit of peach and cherry and mine the leaves of sour cherry. They also state that the species is becoming more widespread in Üzümlü and is causing economic damage in the region.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Geographic distribution of Lyonetidae in Turkey.