Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Rosaceae

Foodplants for Acleris sparsana, Capua vulgana, Chionodes trichostola, Choreutis pariana, Coleophora hemerobiella, C. spinella, C. violacea, Cossus cossus, Dysstroma citrata, Gastropacha quercifolia, Iphiclides podalirius, Luquetia lobella, Machimia tentoriferella, Malacosoma parallela, Meganola costalis, Nerice bipartita, Paraclemensia incerta, Parornix scoticella, Phyllodesma tremulifolium, Ptilodon cucullina, P. jesoensis, Recurvaria leucatella, R. nanella, Samia cynthia, Satyrium pruni, S. spini, Swammerdamia pyrella, Teleiodes vulgella, Tethea consimilis, Thecla betulae, Trachycera advenella, Ypsolopha asperella

900x627 (~90Kb) USA: Corral Pass region (down the road from 47°00'52N 121°27'58W), Pierce Co., WA, 18.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

600x711 (~56Kb) USA: Corral Pass region (down the road from 47°00'52N 121°27'58W), Pierce Co., WA, 18.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

The exact identification of these species is still unknown, but tentatively assumed to belong into this group.

• Sorbus aucuparia L. Rowan Tree Kotipihlaja European Mountain-Ash Pihlaja Rowan Rönn

  • Sorbus aucuparia L.
  • Pirus aucuparia (L.) Gaertn.
  • Pyrus aucuparia (L.) Ehrh.

  • Pirus aucuparia; [SK], 359
  • Pyrus aucuparia; [GMBOT], 459
  • Sorbus aucuparia pohuashanensis; [iNaturalist]
  • Sorbus aucuparia; [RK], 266; [FPN], 227; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO] ; [RUNEBERG]

  400x509 (~45Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola, 667:37, 1.9.1996, Photo © Markku Savela	400x560 (~29Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola, 667:37, 1.9.1996, Photo © Markku Savela	800x590 (~67Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 13.6.1998, Photo © Markku Savela
  450x640 (~70Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 13.6.1998, Photo © Markku Savela	731x1066 (~98Kb) Finland, Nokia, Sarpatinharju, 20.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Acasis viretata, Acleris rhombana, A. umbrana, Acronicta alni, A. auricoma, A. cuspis, A. euphorbiae, A. psi, A. rumicis, A. tridens, Aglia tau, Agriopis aurantiaria, Agrochola helvola, Alcis repandata, Amphipyra berbera, Aporia crataegi, Archiearis parthenias, Arctia caja, Arge ustulata, Argyresthia conjugella, A. semifusca, A. sorbiella, Autographa macrogamma, A. pulchrina, Biston betularia, Cabera pusaria, Calliteara pudibunda, Ceramica pisi, Chloroclysta miata, Chloroclystis v-ata, Choreutis pariana, Cleora cinctaria, C. cinctaria, Coleophora anatipennella, C. serratella, C. siccifolia, C. trigeminella, Colocasia coryli, Colotois pennaria, Conistra vaccinii, Cosmia trapezina, Cossus cossus, Crocallis elinguaria, Dicallomera fascelina, Diloba caeruleocephala, Dysstroma truncata, Ectropis crepuscularia, Electrophaes corylata, Ematurga atomaria, Epirrita autumnata, E. christyi, Erannis defoliaria, Eriogaster lanestris, Eupithecia exiguata, Euproctis similis, Eupsilia transversa, Gastropacha quercifolia, Geometra papilionaria, Hemithea aestivaria, Hydrelia flammeolaria, Jodis lactearia, Lacanobia contigua, L. thalassina, Lasiocampa quercus, Lithomoia solidaginis, Lithophane socia, Lomographa temerata, Lycia hirtaria, Macaria alternata, Melanchra persicariae, Moma alpium, Neurotoma iridescens, Nola cucullatella, Odontopera bidentata, Operophtera brumata, Opisthograptis luteolata, Orgyia antiqua, O. antiquoides, Orthosia gothica, Pamphilius aucupariae, P. sylvaticus, Paraswammerdamia lutarea, Plagodis dolabraria, P. pulveraria, Poecilocampa populi, Polia bombycina, Protolampra sobrina, Psyche casta, P. crassiorella, Ptilodon capucinus, Recurvaria leucatella, Rheumaptera undulata, Rhyparia purpurata, Saturnia pavonia, Scopula incanata, Selenia dentaria, S. tetralunaria, Stauropus fagi, Sterictiphora sorbi, Swammerdamia compunctella, Synanthedon myopaeformis, Teleiodes italica, T. vulgella, Trichiosoma sorbi, T. tibiale, Trichiura crataegi, Trichosea ludifica, Venusia cambrica, Yponomeuta evonymella, Zeuzera pyrina

  • ssp. aucuparia Kotipihlaja Rönn

    • Sorbus aucuparia aucuparia; [iNaturalist]
    • Sorbus aucuparia subsp. aucuparia; [CoL] ; [POWO]
    • Sorbus aucuparia ssp. aucuparia; [RK], 266
    • var. aucuparia

      • Sorbus aucuparia ssp. aucuparia var. aucuparia; [RK], 266
    • var. heteromorpha (Brenner) Raatik.

      • Sorbus aucuparia ssp. aucuparia var. heteromorpha; [RK], 266
  • ssp. glabrata (Wimm. & Grab.) Hayek Pohjanpihlaja Nordrönn

    • Sorbus gorodkovii Pojark.

    • Pirus aucuparia ssp. glabrata; [SK], 360
    • Sorbus aucuparia glabrata; [iNaturalist]
    • Sorbus aucuparia subsp. glabrata; [CoL] ; [POWO]
    • Sorbus aucuparia ssp. glabrata; [RK], 266
    • Sorbus gorodkovii; [iNaturalist]
• Sorbus aucuparia × hybrida

  • Sorbus × meinichii auct.

  • Sorbus aucuparia × hybrida; [RK], 266
• Sorbus hybrida L. Finnoxel Suomenpihlaja Oxelrönn

  • Sorbus fennica (Kalm) Fr.
  • Pirus fennica (Kalm) Bab.

  • Sorbus hybrida; [RK], 266

  904x940 (~181Kb) Finland, Geta, Östergeta, 30.6.2005, Photo © Harri Arkkio

  Foodplant for Acronicta leporina, A. psi, Aporia crataegi, Diloba caeruleocephala, Epirrita christyi, Erannis defoliaria, Nola cucullatella, Operophtera brumata

• Sorbus meinichii (Lindeb.) Hedl. Teodorinpihlaja Avarönn

  • Sorbus teodori Liljefors (incl.)

  • Sorbus meinichii; [RKe], 62
  • Sorbus teodori; [RK], 266
• Sorbus intermedia (Ehrh.) Pers. Ruotsinpihlaja Oxel Swedish Whitebeam

  • Sorbus suecica (L.) Krok & Almq.
  • Pirus scandica (L.) Fr.
  • Pirus suecica (L.) Garcke

  • Pirus suecica; [SK], 359
  • Sorbus intermedia; [RK], 267
  • Sorbus suecica; [RUNEBERG]

  Foodplant for Acronicta psi, Aporia crataegi, Cossus cossus, Diloba caeruleocephala, Epirrita christyi, Erannis defoliaria, Nola cucullatella, Operophtera brumata

• Sorbus aria L.² Valkopihlaja

  • nivea Host.²

  • Pirus aria; [SK], 359

  Foodplant for Argyresthia sorbiella, Coleophora serratella, Eriogaster arbusculae, Synanthedon myopaeformis, Teleiodes vulgella

• Sorbus domestica L.

  1186x1315 (~356Kb) France: Toudon, Alpes-Maritimes, 1000m, 17.9.2008, Photo © Gabriel Alziar

• Sorbus americana Marsh. from (Newfoundland - Manitoba) - North Carolina. See [maps] American Mountain-ash

  • Pyrus americana (Marsh.) DC.

  • Pyrus americana; [GMBOT], 459
  • Sorbus americana; [IBT], 263; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  Foodplant for Acrobasis tricolorella, Korscheltellus gracilis, Papilio canadensis, Venusia cambrica

• Sorbus decora (Sarg.) Schneid. S.Greenland, Labrador - Newfoundland - Ontario, Minnesota, Maine, New York, Ohio, N.Indiana, N.Iowa. See [maps] Northern Mountain-ash

  • Sorbus decora (Sarg.) Schneid.

  • Sorbus decora; [IBT], 266; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
• Sorbus sitchensis Roem. Sitka Mountain-ash

  • Pyrus sitchensis (Roem.) Piper

  • Pyrus sitchensis; [GMBOT], 459
  • Sorbus sitchensis; [FPN], 227; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]

  1802x1202 (~147Kb) USA: Johnson Ridge (few miles further on the trail from 47.791°N 121.241°W), Snohomish Co., WA, 11.8.2006, Photo © Markku Savela

  • var. sitchensis

    • Sorbus sitchensis sitchensis; [iNaturalist]
    • Sorbus sitchensis var. sitchensis; [FPN], 227
  • var. grayi (Wenzig) Hitchc.

    • Sorbus grayi (Wenzig) Hitchc.

    • Sorbus sitchensis grayi; [iNaturalist]
    • Sorbus sitchensis var. grayi; [FPN], 227
• Sorbus scopulina Greene Cascade Mountain-ash

  • Sorbus scopulina; [FPN], 227; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [POWO]
  • Sorbus scopulina Greene;
  • var. scopulina

    • Sorbus scopulina scopulina; [iNaturalist]
    • Sorbus scopulina var. scopulina; [FPN], 227
  • var. cascadensis (Jones) Hitchc.

    • Sorbus cascadensis (Jones) Hitchc.

    • Sorbus scopulina cascadensis; [iNaturalist]
    • Sorbus scopulina var. cascadensis; [FPN], 227

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Keep in mind that the taxonomic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.