Parornix crataegifoliella

Parornix crataegifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) the United States (including Maine, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Maryland and Illinois).[1]

Parornix crataegifoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parornix
Species:
P. crataegifoliella
Binomial name
Parornix crataegifoliella
(Clemens, 1860)

The larvae feed on Amelanchier species, Crataegus species (including Crataegus calpodendron, Crataegus parvifolia and Crataegus tomentosa) and Prunus serotina.

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