Parornix kalmiella

Parornix kalmiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Parornix
Species:	P. kalmiella
Binomial name
	Parornix kalmiella; (Dietz, 1907)
Synonyms
	Ornix kalmiella Dietz, 1907; Parornix palmiella (Needham, Frost & Tothill, 1928);

Parornix kalmiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia and Québec) the United States (Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maine and Vermont).^[1]

The larvae feed on Kalmia angustifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a pale, orange colored blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.

References

^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)^{[permanent dead link]}

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