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Lyonetia prunifoliella (Hübner, 1796)

Blackthorn Blister Moth
(Striped Bent-wing)
21.0020 (B&F: 262)

Synonym(s):
Lyonetia padifoliella (Hübner, [1813])


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

Number of records: 15
Recorded in: 10 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 11 ix 2022
Identification 
difficulty 
: ?Adult: Very scarce species
Mine: Rear moth, dissection may be needed

Not found in the region since Victorian times. (Pratt, 2011)

Lyonetia prunifoliella
Bolney, 29 v 2025
Photo: Howard Eastcott
Lyonetia prunifoliella
Hastings, 18 viii 2020
Photo: Angela Bogie
Lyonetia prunifoliella
Battle, 11 ix 2022
Photo: David Gardiner
Lyonetia prunifoliella
Bracklesham, 06 x 2021
Photo: Derek Lee
Lyonetia prunifoliella
Bracklesham, 12 x 2021
Photo: Derek Lee
Lyonetia prunifoliella
Hastings, 18 viii 2020
Photo: Angela Bogie
Lyonetia prunifoliella
Battle, 30 viii 2024
Photo: David Gardiner
Lyonetia prunifoliella
Around and about, 12 vii 2018
Photo: Dave and Pen Green

Gallery

Distribution at 1km scale

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Phenology (adult)

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Phenology (larval)

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