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Parornix crataegifoliella

Wikipedia Abstract

Parornix crataegifoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) the United States (including Maine, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maryland and Illinois). The larvae feed on Amelanchier species, Crataegus species (including Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus parvifolia and Crataegus tomentosa) 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.
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Prey / Diet

Crataegus calpodendron (late hawthorn)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Parornix inusitatumella1

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