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Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Parornichini (tribe)/  Parornix (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Dietz, 1907)
Citation:O.[rnix] kalmiella, 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:291; pl. 4, fig. 3
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) unknown Not stated. United States, US [U.S.A.], Penn[sylvani]a, Hazlelton; Conn[ecticut], East River.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) Canada New Brunswick Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1834
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) Canada Quebec Handfield, L. 1997. Liste des Lépidoptères du Québec et du Labrador. page 30
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) 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 kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) Canada Prince Edward Island Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1834
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) Canada Nova Scotia Ferguson, D. C. 1975. Host records for Lepidoptera reared in eastern North America. page 43
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) United States, US Minnesota Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1834
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) United States, US Massachusetts Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1834
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) United States, US Connecticut Dietz, W. G. 1907. The North American species of the genus Ornix Tr. page 291
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) United States, US Pennsylvania Dietz, W. G. 1907. The North American species of the genus Ornix Tr. page 291
Parornix kalmiella (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 44
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) United States, US Vermont Grehan, J. R., Parker, B. L., Nielsen, G. R., Miller, D. H., Hedbor, J. D., Sabourin, M. & Griggs, M. S. 1995. Moths and butterflies of Vermont (Lepidoptera). A faunal checklist. page 5
Plant note:

A pale, orange colored blotch mine on upperside of the leaf.

Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) Kalmia angustifolia Ericaceae Canada Ferguson, D. C. 1975. Host records for Lepidoptera reared in eastern North America. page 43
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) Kalmia angustifolia Ericaceae United States, US Dietz, W. G. 1907. The North American species of the genus Ornix Tr. page 291
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) Kalmia polifolia Ericaceae United States, US Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1834
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Parornix kalmiella (Dietz, 1907) Sympiesis marylandensis Eulophidae Maier, C. T. 1988c. Gracillariid hosts of Sympiesis marylandensis (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in New England. page 730
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Parornix palmiella Needham, Frost & Tothill, 1928 Needham, Frost & Tothill, 1928 species Misapplied Parornix palmiella