Annals of the Entomological Society of America (1996) 89, 334-345

J.J. Schmitt, M.W. Brown and D.R. Davis (1996)
Taxonomy, morphology, and biology of Lyonetia prunifoliella (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae), a leafminer of apple
Annals of the Entomological Society of America 89 (3), 334-345
Abstract: North American Lyonetia speculella Clemens is reported to be a junior synonym of L. prunifoliella (Hübner) of Europe, thus establishing a holarctic distribution for the species. Larvae are blotch leafminers of apple, Malus domestica (Borkh.), as well as Betula, Ceanothus, Chaenomeles, Cotoneaster Crataegus, Cydonia, Mespilus, Prunus, and Sorbus. The morphology of each life stage of L. prunifoliella is described and illustrated. L. prunifoliella have 6-8 generations on apple in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Time from egg to adult was 20 d at 22-26°C in the laboratory and was ~34 d under field conditions in August and September. Adult males and females lived for 7.8 ± 4.8 d (range, 3-20 d) and 8.3 ± 4.5 d (range, 4-20 d), respectively, at 21-32°C in the laboratory. Eight females laid 67.5 ± 15.8 eggs (range, 15-170).
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Database assignments for author(s): Mark W. Brown

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Lyonetia prunifoliella	Apple (Malus)	U.S.A. (NE)