Parornix conspicuella

Parornix conspicuella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and Pennsylvania, Maine, Michigan and Vermont in the United States.[1]

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

The larvae feed on Betula nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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