Parornix peregrinaella
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| Parornix peregrinaella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parornix |
| Species: | P. peregrinaella |
| Binomial name | |
| Parornix peregrinaella (Darlington, 1949) | |
Parornix peregrinaella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia and Québec) and the United States (New Jersey and Vermont).[1]
The larvae feed on Comptonia asplenifolia and Comptonia peregrinaentosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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