Maryland Biodiversity Project - Lesser Appleworm Moth (Aspila prunivora)

Lesser Appleworm Moth Aspila prunivora (Walsh, 1868)

Synonyms: Enarmonia prunivora, Grapholita prunivora, Hodges #3429, Laspeyresia prunivora, Semasia prunivora.

Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Arthropoda > Class Insecta > Order Lepidoptera > Family Tortricidae > Genus Aspila Lesser Appleworm Moth - Aspila prunivora - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/6041

Larval host plants include hawthorns, apple, pear, and cherry and plum (Gilligan, Wright, & Gibson, 2008).

There are 15 records in the project database.

A Lesser Appleworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/30/2016). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Lesser Appleworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/14/2018). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Lesser Appleworm Moth in Bethesda, Maryland (9/6/2013). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Philip Brody. (MBP list)

A Lesser Appleworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/29/2021). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. Photo by Barbara Thurlow. (MBP list)

A Lesser Appleworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/24/2007). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

Lesser Appleworm Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/26/2014). (c) jdyoung128, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by jdyoung128 via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

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