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Parornix carpinella

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Parornix carpinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parornix
Species:
P. carpinella
Binomial name
Parornix carpinella
(Frey, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ornix carpinella Frey, 1863
  • Ornix eppelsheimi Fuchs, 1901

Parornix carpinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Russia.

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Acer platanoides, Acer pseudoplatanus, Carpinus betulus, Carpinus orientalis and Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2011-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2010-11-03.