Tineidae
300223 –
0317 Xylesthia pruniramiella
Clemens, 1859
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| Distribution: |
Eastern Canada and US. Records from western North America should be treated with caution. |
Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Agavaceae Bromeliaceae Rosaceae. Host genera: Dracaena Prunus Tillandsia Yucca. Notes: woody excrescenes on plum (Forbes 1954). (Shropshire & Tallamy 2025 [accessed 6xii2025]) |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
pruniramiella Clemens, 1859 (Xylesthia) - MONA 1983: 317; TL: Not given.clemensella Chambers, 1873 (Xylesthia); TL: Not given.congeminatella Zeller, 1873 (Xylesthia); TL: Massachusetts.kearfottella Dietz, 1905 (Xylesthia); TL: New Jersey. |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Xylesthia pruniramiella Clemens, 1859 is represented at BOLD by several BIN clusters, but only two appear to represent the species based on location and identifiers. However, those two appear to be widely separated by DNA barcode. |
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| 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.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAC5286 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAE4427 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Chambers, V.T., 1873. Micro-Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 5: 174.
- Clemens, B., 1859. Contribution to American Lepidopterology. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 11: 259.
- Dietz, W.G., 1905. Revision of the genera and species of the Tineid subfamilies Amydriinae and Tineinae inhabiting north America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 31: 29; pl. 1, fig. 7.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- 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)
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
- Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
- Zeller, P.C., 1873. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der nordamericanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 23: 218.
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