- Leucoptera malifoliella
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Leucoptera malifoliella 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Lyonetiidae Genus: Leucoptera Species: L. malifoliella Binomial name Leucoptera malifoliella
(O. Costa, 1836)Synonyms - Elachista malifoliella Costa, 1836
- Opostega scitella Zeller, 1839
- Cemiostoma scitellum (Zeller, 1839)
- Leucoptera scitella (Zeller, 1839)
The Pear Leaf Blister Moth, Ribbed Apple Leaf Miner or Apple Leaf Miner (Leucoptera malifoliella) is a moth of the Lyonetiidae family. It is found in all of Europe.
Mine
This wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Alnus incana, Amelanchier ovalis, Aronia, Betula pendula, Betula pubescens, Chaenomeles japonica, Cotoneaster integerrimus, Crataegus crus-galli, Crataegus monogyna, Cydonia oblonga, Malus baccata, Malus domestica, Malus floribunda, Malus sylvestris, Mespilus germanica, Prunus avium, Prunus cerasus, Prunus domestica, Prunus fruticosa, Prunus insititia, Prunus spinosa, Prunus subhirtella, Pyrus communis, Sorbus aucuparia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a large, circular blotch without a trace of a preceding corridor. Around the dark centre the frass, glued to the upper epidermis, is found in distinct arcs. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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