Lyonetia clerkella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Oct. 23, 2023, 2:49 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Lyonetiidae > Subfamily: Lyonetiinae > Genus: Lyonetia > Species: Lyonetia clerkella
- Vernacular names
- Hangmatmot (NL)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Fré Ch. 1858. Catalogue des Microlépidoptères de la Belgique. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 2: 45–162. On page 152.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
The young larva makes a long, sinuous leaf-mine mainly on rosaceous trees.
It pupates in a silken cocoon which is suspended by silken threads on either surface of a leaf.
The imago hibernates, often in thatch or evergreens. They are mainly active at dusk but occasionally come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in three generations a year: June, August and from October till April.
Observed on
- Substrates:
- Polyphagous
The larva lives on Prunus cerasus, or on Betula.
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