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Gracillariidae 33a0107 – 0647   Micrurapteryx salicifoliella (Chambers, 1872)              Willow Leafblotch Miner

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Larva and Host Plants: Salix. (see references) -- Host familiy: Myricaceae Salicaceae.  Host genera: Myrica Salix.  Host extended: leaves (Robinson et al 2002) & (Eiseman 2020); blotch miner (Rings & Downer 2001).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Genitalia: See Kirichenko et al. (2016). Similar Species: 33a0106 Micrurapteryx occulta: distinguished only by DNA or genitalia. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: salicifoliella (Chambers, 1872) (Gracillaria) - MONA 1983: 647; TL: Kentucky.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Chambers, V.T., 1872. Micro-Lepidoptera. The Canadian Entomologist, 4: 25. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Kirichenko, N., P. Triberti, M. Mutanen, E. Magnoux, J.-F. Landry, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, 2016. Systematics and biology of some species of Micrurapteryx Spuler (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) from the Holarctic Region, with re-description of M. caraganella (Hering) from Siberia. ZooKeys, 579: 99-156; figs. 1, 11, 16, 22, 28-29, 48. (PDF or read online) Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 3.14f; p. 54. Book Review and ordering Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Microleps.org Species Page at iNaturalist

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