Parornix preciosella

Parornix preciosella
Parornix preciosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parornix
Species: P. preciosella
Binomial name
Parornix preciosella
(Dietz, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Ornix preciosella Dietz, 1907

Parornix preciosella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec and the United States (Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Vermont).[1]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium corymbosum and Prunus virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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