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Parornix arbitrella (Dietz, 1907)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Parornichini (tribe)/  Parornix (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Dietz, 1907)
Citation:O.[rnix] arbitrella, n. sp.
Original genus:Ornix
Publication:Dietz, W. G. 1907. The North American species of the genus Ornix Tr.
Journal:Transactions of the American Entomological Society
Volume:33
Issue:
Pagination:293; pl. 4, fig. 6
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Parornix arbitrella (Dietz, 1907) Syntype unknown 2 syntypes (gender not stated), coll. Dietz. United States, US [U.S.A.], Penn[sylvani]a, Hazleton.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Parornix arbitrella (Dietz, 1907) United States, US Pennsylvania Dietz, W. G. 1907. The North American species of the genus Ornix Tr. page 293
Parornix arbitrella (Dietz, 1907) 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
Plant note:

One of the type specimens is accompanied by a piece of a leaf labeled, “Bred from Vaccinium sp (red berries)”69. Since V. corymbosum does not have red berries, this suggests that the plant was misidentified (Eiseman 2025: 1861).

Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Parornix arbitrella (Dietz, 1907) Vaccinium corymbosum Ericaceae United States, US Dietz, W. G. 1907. The North American species of the genus Ornix Tr. page 93
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination