Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Parornix preciosella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Parornix Rank Species | |
Parornix preciosella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec, Canada, and Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Vermont in the United States.
The larvae feed on Vaccinium corymbosum and Prunus virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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