Moth Photographers Group – Choreutis pariana

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Choreutidae

47a0046 – 2650 Choreutis pariana (Clerck, 1759)

Apple Leaf Skeletonizer

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Larva and Host Plants:	Apple. (see references) Host familiy: Betula Crataegus Malus Prunus Pyrus Rosa Salix. Host genera: Betula Crataegus Malus Prunus Pyrus Rosa Salix. Host extended: Betula, Crataegus, Malus, Prunus, Pyrus, Rosa, Salix. (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Description/ Field Marks:	See Heppner (2024).
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	pariana (Clerck, 1759) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 2650; TL: [Sweden?] lutosa (Haworth, [1811]) (Anthophila); TL: England. parialis (Treitschke, 1829) (Asopia) pariava (Desmarest, 1849) (Xylopoda) parina; (Procter, 1946) (Anthophila) missp.; TL: (no type).
Taxonomic Notes:	Choreutis pariana (Clerck, 1759) is an introduced species, NY about 1870 on apple (Heppner 2024)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
Clerck, 1759. Icones Insectorum Rariorum, 1: pl. 10, fig. 9.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Heppner, J.B., 2024. Nearctic Metalmark Moths, 8. Genus Choreutis (Lepidoptera: Choreutidae: Choreutinae). Lepidoptera Novae, 17(1-2): 57-82.
Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
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