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Parornix sp. V Prunus


Sort #: 261 | MPG #: 686.3

Larval feeding type: Forms a white tentiform mine on the underside, frass piled in center, then vacates to pupate in a silken cocoon
Larval substrate: Prunus virginiana* (Choke Cherry)

Status in MA (automated assessment): Fairly widespread, rare
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2017
Last Year Reported: 2020

Distribution by County: Hampshire, Worcester, Essex, Norfolk, Barnstable
Number of Records: 11

  • Adult female reared from Prunus virginiana (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Adult reared from Prunus virginiana (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Adult male reared from Prunus virginiana (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Adult female reared from Prunus virginiana (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Mine opened to show the larva on Prunus virginiana (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Mine opened to show the larva on Prunus virginiana (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Underside tentiform larval mine on Prunus virginiana (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Underside tentiform larval mine on Prunus virginiana (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Underside tentiform larval mine on Prunus virginiana, viewed from above (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Pupal cocoon (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)

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