Google
WWW MPG website only

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Gracillariidae
33a0123 – 0665.1   Parornix anglicella (Stainton, 1850)
Distribution Data for Parornix anglicella
Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps
Larva and
Host Plants:
Crataegus tomentosa (Black Thorn)
Genitalia: See Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Taxonomic Notes: Parornix anglicella (Stainton, 1850) is reported from New England in Dietz (1907) citing Walsingham (1883) but the specimens are unverified. BOLD BIN ADF5045 with specimens from Prince Edward Island and Manitoba, may be part of a species complex which includes anglicella based on DNA barcode.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Dietze, W.G., 1907. The North American Species of the Genus Ornix Tr. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 33: 294.
  • Species Page at Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  • Walsingham, L.T.d.G., 1882-1883. Notes on Tineidae of North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 10: 193.
Photographs are needed for this species.

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone