MPG (species pages only) MPG (entire website) Entire Web

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Gracillariidae 33a0316 – 0750.1   Phyllonorycter emberizaepenella (Bouché, 1834)

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

DNA/Gen. - © Charley Eiseman Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Caprifoliaceae.  Host genera: Lonicera Symphoricarpos.  Host extended: leaf miner genus (Davis & Deschka 2001); tentiform mines (Eiseman 2020).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: emberizaepenella (Bouché, 1834) (Ornix) - MONA 1983: 750.1 emberizipennella (Meyrick, 1912) (Lithocolletis) emend.; TL: (no type). pezzolella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) (Lithocolletis)

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. Meyrick, E., 1912. Adelidae, Micropterygidae, Gracilariadae. Lepidopterorum Catalogus , 6: 35. 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 iNaturalist

© Tom Murray

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone