Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)

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Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Parornichini (tribe)/  Parornix (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Chambers, 1873)
Citation:	O.[rnix] inusitatumella. n. sp.?
Original genus:	Ornix
Publication:	Chambers, V. T. 1873. Micro-Lepidoptera.
Journal:	Canadian Entomologist
Volume:	5
Issue:
Pagination:	47–49
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3099983

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)	Syntype	unknown		2 syntypes (gender not stated).	United States, US	[U.S.A.], Kentucky, Covington.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)	Canada	Quebec	Handfield, L. 1997. Liste des Lépidoptères du Québec et du Labrador. page 30
Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)	Canada	Ontario	Pohl, G. R., Landry, J.-F., Schmidt, B. C., Lafontaine, J. D., Troubridge, J. T., Macaulay, A. D., van Nieukerken, E. J., DeWaard, J. R., Dombroskie, J. J., Klymko, J., Nazari, V. & Stead, K. 2018. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. page 58
Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)	United States, US	Kentucky	Chambers, V. T. 1873. Micro-Lepidoptera. page 48
Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)	United States, US	Ohio	Braun, A. F. 1908b. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. page 431
Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)	United States, US	Maine	Brower, A. E. 1984. A List of the Lepidoptera of Maine, Part 2: The Microlepidoptera, Section 2; Cosmopterigidae through Hepialidae. page 45
Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)	United States, US	Michigan	Nielsen, M. C. 1998. Preliminary list of Michigan moths: the Microlepidoptera. page 4

Plant note:

A large, white, tentiform mine on leaf upperside, almost circular, specked with frass. When completed the leaf is rolled upwards.

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)	Crataegus mollis	Rosaceae		Braun, A. F. 1909b. Notes on Chamber's species of Tineina. page 432
Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)	Crataegus sp.	Rosaceae		Chambers, V. T. 1878b. Art. IV.—Tineina and their food-plants. page 112
Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers, 1873)	Crataegus tomentosa	Rosaceae		Chambers, V. T. 1873. Micro-Lepidoptera. page 48

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Parornix inusitatella (Meyrick, 1912)	(Meyrick, 1912)	species	Synonym	Ornix inusitatella