Phyllonorycter mespilella (Hübner, [1805])
Scarce Brown Midget
15.0450 (B&F: 325)
Synonym(s):
Phyllonorycter pyrivorella (Bankes, 1899)
»Suborder: Glossata
»Superfamily: Gracillarioidea
»Family: Gracillariidae
»Subfamily: Lithocolletinae
»Tribe: Phalacropterygini
Nationally Scarce B
Uncertain. Presumed extinct since it was last listed from both vice-counties in 1905.
Double-brooded, flying mainly during May and August.
Larvae feed on wild pear, mountain ash, wild service, and whitebeam. (Pratt,2011)
