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Parornix anguliferella

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Species of moth

Parornix anguliferella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parornix
Species: P. anguliferella
Binomial name
Parornix anguliferella
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Ornix anguliferella Zeller, 1847

Parornix anguliferella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany to Sardinia, Sicily and Greece and from the Netherlands to southern Russia.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier ovalis, Cydonia oblonga, Prunus avium, Prunus glandulosa, Prunus mahaleb, Prunus persica, Prunus spinosa, Pyrus amygdaliformis, Pyrus communis and Sorbus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
Taxon identifiers
Parornix anguliferella


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