The larvae feed on Myrica gale and Ledum palustre. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a narrow corridor with a central frass line, that runs along the leaf margin towards the tip. From there a blotch is made. Small leaves may be mined out completely. They make a few slits in the side of the blotch away from the tip, through which most of the frass is ejected. Finally the larvae leave the mine, to make new blotches in one or two more leaves. Pupation takes place outside of the mine in a cocoon that hangs freely.
lyonetia, ledi, moth, family, lyonetiidae, found, most, europe, except, great, britain, ireland, iberian, peninsula, italy, balkan, peninsula, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insectaorder, lepidopterafamily,. Lyonetia ledi is a moth in the family Lyonetiidae It is found in most of Europe except Great Britain Ireland the Iberian Peninsula Italy and the Balkan Peninsula Lyonetia lediScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily LyonetiidaeGenus LyonetiaSpecies L lediBinomial nameLyonetia lediWocke 1859The wingspan is 8 9 mm The larvae feed on Myrica gale and Ledum palustre They mine the leaves of their host plant The mine starts as a narrow corridor with a central frass line that runs along the leaf margin towards the tip From there a blotch is made Small leaves may be mined out completely They make a few slits in the side of the blotch away from the tip through which most of the frass is ejected Finally the larvae leave the mine to make new blotches in one or two more leaves Pupation takes place outside of the mine in a cocoon that hangs freely External links editbladmineerders nl Archived 2012 08 11 at the Wayback Machine Swedish Moths Fauna Europaea nbsp This article relating to the family Lyonetiidae is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lyonetia ledi amp oldid 1137764626, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
