Parornix strobivorella

Parornix strobivorella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Pennsylvania and Maine in the United States.[1]

Parornix strobivorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Parornix
Species:
P. strobivorella
Binomial name
Parornix strobivorella
(Dietz, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Ornix strobivorella Dietz, 1907
  • Parornix sorbivorella Forbes, 1923

The larvae feed on Pyrus and Sorbus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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