Parectopa robiniella

Clemens, 1863
Locust Digitate Leafminer

Sort #: 220 | P #: 330118 | MPG #: 657 | PFG Page #: 38
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Larval feeding type: Upperside leaf-miner, pupates outside the mine is a silken cocoon
Larval substrate: Robinia pseudoacacia* (Black Locust), Robinia hispida* (Bristly Locust), Amorpha* (False Indigo Bush), Desmodium (Tick Trefoil), Galactia (Milk Pea)
Phenology: Adult: 6/19 to 7/06 and 8/14 to 8/18 (8 records)

Status in MA (automated assessment): Widespread, very common
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1871
Last Year Reported: 2025

Distribution by County: Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket
Number of Records: 224