Parornix traugotti

Parornix traugotti is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Denmark, the Baltic States, Poland, the Central Asian part of Russia and Sweden.[2]

Parornix traugotti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Parornix
Species:
P. traugotti
Binomial name
Parornix traugotti
Svensson, 1976[1]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.[3]

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

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. Swedish Moths


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