''Parornix inusitatumella'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from
Québec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is ...
, Canada, and
Kentucky,
Ohio,
Maine and
Michigan in the United States.
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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The larvae feed on ''Crataegus
''Crataegus'' (), commonly called hawthorn, quickthorn, thornapple, Voss, E. G. 1985. ''Michigan Flora: A guide to the identification and occurrence of the native and naturalized seed-plants of the state. Part II: Dicots (Saururaceae–Cornacea ...
'' species (including ''Crataegus calpodendron
''Crataegus calpodendron'' is a species of hawthorn native to much of the eastern United States and to Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Ca ...
'', '' Crataegus mollis'', '' Crataegus parvifolia'' and '' Crataegus tomentosa''). They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Parornix
Moths of North America
Moths described in 1873
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