Parornix cotoneasterella

Parornix cotoneasterella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.[1]

Parornix cotoneasterella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Parornix
Species:
P. cotoneasterella
Binomial name
Parornix cotoneasterella
Kuznetzov, 1978

The larvae feed on Cotoneaster avellana and Cotoneaster hissarica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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