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Choreutidae
47a0046 – 2650   Choreutis pariana (Clerck, 1759)
             Apple Leaf Skeletonizer

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Larva and
Host Plants:
Apple
Description/
Field Marks:
See Heppner (2024).
Similar Species:
  • Type locality (pariana): [Sweden?],
    Type locality (lutosa): England.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • pariana Clerck 1759 (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 2650
  • lutosa Haworth [1811] (Anthophila)
  • parialis Treitschke 1829 (Asopia)
  • pariava Desmarest 1849 (Xylopoda)
  • parina Procter 1946 (Anthophila)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Choreutis pariana (Clerck, 1759) is an introduced species, NY about 1870 on apple (Heppner 2024)
    References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be 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.
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
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