苹果潜叶蛾是苹果树上的一种新害虫,它与白杨潜叶蛾(Leucoptera susinella Herrich-Schaffer)极相近似,据作者鉴定与白杨潜叶蛾应同为一属,是属于潜蛾科(Lyonetiidae)。这种害虫于1951年发现于山东济南市及烟台市,为害苹果、海棠、沙果、兰叶海棠、山荆子及其他苹果属植物,少数为害梨及洋梨。1951—1953年在烟台此虫为害苹果甚烈,曾造成部分果园的灾害,据近年了解此虫现在分布于山东省胶东地区、济南市、河 Apple leaf miner is a new apple pest, which is very similar to Leucoptera susinella Herrich-Schaffer. According to the author’s identification, it should belong to the same genus as Populus tomentosa, (Lyonetiidae). This pest was found in 1951 in Jinan City, Shandong and Yantai City, the damage apple, Begonia, sand fruit, bluegrass Begonia, Shanyi and other apple plants, a small number of pear and pears pear damage. 1951-1955 in Yantai this worm is very severe apple, had caused some of the orchards of the disaster, according to recent years, this worm is now located in Shandong Jiaodong, Jinan City, River