Life Plants Magnoliophyta Magnoliophytina Magnoliopsida Rosaceae

Foodplants for Acleris sparsana, Capua vulgana, Carcina quercana, Chionodes trichostola, Choreutis pariana, Coleophora hemerobiella, C. spinella, C. violacea, Cossus cossus, Dysstroma citrata, Gastropacha quercifolia, Iphiclides podalirius, Luquetia lobella, Machimia tentoriferella, Malacosoma parallellum, Nerice bipartita, Paraclemensia incerta, Parornix scoticella, Phyllodesma tremulifolium, Ptilodon cucullina, P. jesoensis, Recurvaria leucatella, R. nanella, Samia cynthia, Satyrium pruni, S. spini, Semioscopis steinkellneriana, Stigmella oxyacanthella, Swammerdamia pyrella, 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. Pihlaja Kotipihlaja Rowan Rowan Tree European Mountain-Ash Rönn

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

  • Sorbus aucuparia, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

  • Pirus aucuparia; [SK, 359]
  • Pyrus aucuparia; [GMBOT, 459]
  • Sorbus aucuparia; [RK, 266]; [FPN, 227]

  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 repandatus, 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 anatipenella, 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, Proutia rotunda, Psyche casta, P. crassiorella, Ptilodon capucinus, Recurvaria leucatella, Rheumaptera undulata, Rhyparia purpurata, Saturnia pavonia, Scopula incanata, Selenia dentaria, S. tetralunaria, Stauropus fagi, Sterictiphora sorbi, Sterrhopterix standfussi, Stigmella magdalenae, S. nylandriella, S. sorbi, Swammerdamia compunctella, Synanthedon myopaeformis, Teleiodes italica, T. vulgella, Trichiosoma sorbi, T. tibiale, Trichiura crataegi, Trichosea ludifica, Venusia cambrica, Yponomeuta evonymella

  • ssp. aucuparia Kotipihlaja Rönn

    • 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.

    • Sorbus aucuparia ssp. glabrata; [RK, 266]
    • Pirus aucuparia ssp. glabrata; [SK, 360]
• Sorbus aucuparia × hybrida

  • Sorbus × meinichii auct.

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

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

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

  • Sorbus suecica, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]

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

  Foodplant for Acronicta psi, Aporia crataegi, Cossus cossus, Diloba caeruleocephala, Epirrita christyi, Erannis defoliaria, Nola cucullatella, Operophtera brumata, Stigmella magdalenae, S. sorbi

• Sorbus aria L.² Valkopihlaja

  • nivea Host.²

  • Pirus aria; [SK, 359]

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

• 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]

  Foodplant for Acrobasis tricolorella, 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; [IBT, 266]
• Sorbus sitchensis Roem. Sitka Mountain-ash

  • Pyrus sitchensis (Roem.) Piper

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

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

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

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

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

    • 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.