Leucoptera malifoliella (Costa, [1836])

Pear Leaf Blister Moth
21.0080 (B&F: 260)

»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
  »Family: Lyonetiidae
   »Subfamily: Cemiostominae
    »Tribe: Phalacropterygini

Synonym(s):

Leucoptera scitella (Zeller, 1839)

Status and ecology:

National Status: Common

A resident species whose larvae usually occur singly in a very few places across the region, although they are sometimes common on Thorney Island. Single-brooded, flying mainly during June and July. Larvae feed on sloe. (Pratt, 2011)

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Leucoptera malifoliella (Costa, [1836])

Pear Leaf Blister Moth21.0080 (B&F: 260)

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Pear Leaf Blister Moth
21.0080 (B&F: 260)