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Phyllonorycter elmaella (Western Tentiform Leafminer)

Wikipedia Abstract

The western tentiform leafminer (Phyllonorycter elmaella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from British Columbia in Canada and California, Oregon, Washington and Utah in the United States. The wingspan is about 6 mm. Adults are golden brown with white bands or spots. The larvae feed on Crataegus species, Malus species (including Malus communis, Malus domestica, Malus pumila and Malus sylvestris) and Prunus avium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They feed on cells between the upper and lower epidermal layers.
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Prey / Diet

Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple)[1]
Pyraria irregularis (Common apple)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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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