Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Parornix multimaculata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parornix Rank Species | |
Parornix multimaculata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Japan (Hokkaidō), Korea and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 8.5–12 mm.
The larvae feed on Malus baccata, Prunus avium, Prunus maximowiczii, Prunus mume, Prunus sachalinensis, Prunus salicina, Prunus sargentii and Prunus ussuriensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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