Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Parornix alta | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parornix Rank Species | |
Parornix alta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It can be found in the Utah and California, United States.
The larvae feed on Amelanchier alnifolia by mining the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside the leaf. The epidermis is loosened and much wrinkled, pale brownish and speckled.
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