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Parornix spiraeifoliella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Parornix spiraeifoliella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Parornix

Rank
  
Species

Parornix spiraeifoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from British Columbia, Canada.

The larvae feed on Spiraea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a much wrinkled mine on the underside of the leaf.

References

Parornix spiraeifoliella Wikipedia