Parornix preciosella

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

Parornix preciosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec, Canada, and Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Vermont in the United States.[1]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium corymbosum and Prunus virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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