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Genus Lyonetia

Lyonetia latistrigella, 0470? - Lyonetia Seattle leaf miner on Betula SW1 2016 2 - Lyonetia prunifoliella Gracillariidae - Lyonetia Lyonetia Lyonetia latistrigella Lyonetia latistrigella Lyonetia, came to UV light, edge of Red Fir Forest - Lyonetia Pennsylvania Moth for ID - Lyonetia
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)
Family Lyonetiidae (Lyonet Moths)
Subfamily Lyonetiinae
Genus Lyonetia
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Lyonetia Hübner, [1825]
Explanation of Names
Generic epithet Lyonetia in honor of naturalist Pierre Lyonet (1708–1789). (1)
Numbers
5 species in America north of Mexico
Print References
Hübner, J. [1825]. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 423
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.