Parornix minor

Parornix minor is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Honshū, Japan.[2]

Parornix minor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Parornix
Species:
P. minor
Binomial name
Parornix minor
Kumata, 1965[1]

The wingspan is about 7 mm.

The larvae feed on Ericaceae species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. On the species of the genera Parornix Spuler and Callisto Stephens occurring in Japan, with descriptions of two new species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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