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Parornix conspicuella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Parornix conspicuella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parornix

Rank
  
Species

Parornix conspicuella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec, Canada, and Pennsylvania, Maine, Michigan and Vermont in the United States.

The larvae feed on Betula nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Parornix conspicuella Wikipedia