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Parornix conspicuella

Wikipedia Abstract

Parornix conspicuella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec, Canada, and Pennsylvania, Maine, Michigan and Vermont in the United States. The larvae feed on Betula nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Betula nigra (river birch)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Chionaspis acericola (maple chionaspis)1
Chionaspis floridensis (Elm chionaspis)1
Chionaspis triformis (birch scurfy scale)1
Parornix obliterella1

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0