Parornix spiraeifoliella
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| Parornix spiraeifoliella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parornix |
| Species: | P. spiraeifoliella |
| Binomial name | |
| Parornix spiraeifoliella (Braun, 1918) | |
Parornix spiraeifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from British Columbia, Canada.[1]
The larvae feed on Spiraea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a much wrinkled mine on the underside of the leaf.
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