Parornix atripalpella

Parornix atripalpella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parornix
Species: P. atripalpella
Binomial name
Parornix atripalpella
Wahlström, 1979[1]

Parornix atripalpella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from France, Germany, mainland Italy, Sardinia, Poland, Sweden and Switzerland.[2]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Prunus spinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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