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Parornix conspicuella

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Species of moth

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

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.

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

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Parornix conspicuella


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