Yponomeutidae
36a0113 –
2409 Ocnerostoma piniariella
Zeller, 1847
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Pinaceae. Host genera: Pinus. Notes: needle miner (Freeman 1960); mine pine needles (Eiseman 2020). (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) |
Description/
Field Marks: |
It may be that case that piniariella is restricted to the Palearctic, with NA specimens identified as this species referring to strobivorum Freeman. |
| Similar Species: |
- 36a0114 Ocnerostoma strobivorum: may not be seperable by genitalia but is separated by DNA barcode.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
piniariella Zeller, 1847 (Ocnerostoma) - MONA 1983: 2409copiosella Frey, 1856 (Ocnerostoma)galactitella (Eversmann, 1844) (Oecophora) |
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| 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.
- Freeman T.N., 1960. Needle-Mining Lepidoptera of Pine in North America. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 92, Suppl. 16: 5-51. (abstract and access (fee))
- 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
- Zeller, P.C., 1847. Die Argyresthien. Linnaea Entomologica : Zeitschrift herausgegeben von dem Entomologischen Vereine in Stettin., 2: 145-168.
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