Parornix alta

Parornix alta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parornix
Species:
P. alta
Binomial name
Parornix alta
(Braun, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Parornix alata (Needham, Frost & Tothill, 1928)

Parornix alta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It can be found in the Utah and California, United States.

The larvae feed on Amelanchier alnifolia by mining the leaves of their host plant.

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