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Parornix atripalpella

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Species of moth

Parornix atripalpella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parornix
Species: P. atripalpella
Binomial name
Parornix atripalpella
Wahlström, 1979

Parornix atripalpella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from France, Germany, mainland Italy, Sardinia, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland.

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. Swedish Moths
Taxon identifiers
Parornix atripalpella


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