Lyonetiidae

21.008 Pear Leaf Blister Moth Leucoptera malifoliella (Costa, [1836])

Common

Similar species:

Forewing: 3.5 to 4mm

Habitats: Deciduous woodland, woodland margins, mature hedgerows, orchards and gardens.

Habits:

Foodplant: The larva forms a circular brown blotch with dark frass spiralling from the centre on a leaf of Hawthorn, apple, pear, Rowan or others in the rose family. It pupates in a cocoon in the leaf litter or spun to a leaf.