Parornix crataegifoliella
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| Species: | P. crataegifoliella
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| Parornix crataegifoliella (Clemens, 1860)
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Parornix crataegifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) the United States (including Maine, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maryland and Illinois).[1]
The larvae feed on Amelanchier species, Crataegus species (including Crataegus calpodendron, and ) and Prunus serotina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.
References[]
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Parornix
- Moths of North America
- Parornix stubs