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Parornix preciosella

Wikipedia Abstract

Parornix preciosella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec, Canada, and Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Vermont in the United States. The larvae feed on Vaccinium corymbosum and Prunus virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
View Wikipedia Record: Parornix preciosella

Prey / Diet

Prunus serotina (Black Cherry)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Caloptilia invariabilis1
Caloptilia serotinella (Cherry Leaf Roller)1
Parornix geminatella (Unspotted Tentiform Leafminer Moth)1
Phyllonorycter crataegella1

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