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Parornix obliterella

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Species of moth

Parornix obliterella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parornix
Species: P. obliterella
Binomial name
Parornix obliterella
(Dietz, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Ornix obliterella Dietz, 1907

Parornix obliterella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maine and Vermont in the United States.

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

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Parornix obliterella


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