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INSECTS

Apple Skeletonizer Moth

Bucculatrix pomifoliella

Insects
Native
Apple Skeletonizer Moth, photo 1 of 5
Apple Skeletonizer Moth, Caterpillar
Apple Skeletonizer Moth, Leaf mine
7–7.5 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Bucculatricidae with a wingspan of 7–7.5 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 15 observations of Apple Skeletonizer Moth in Québec, mostly in Montérégie, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Laurentides, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montérégie5
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  3. Laurentides2
  4. Capitale-Nationale2
  5. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  6. Estrie1
  7. Abitibi-Témiscamingue1

What the caterpillar eats

European crab appleMalus sylvestris
American plumPrunus americana
Allegheny serviceberryAmelanchier laevis
Japanese flowering quinceChaenomeles japonica
Black cherryPrunus serotina

Similar species

Stigmella prunifoliellaStigmella prunifoliella