Parornix boreasella
| Parornix boreasella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parornix |
| Species: | P. boreasella |
| Binomial name | |
| Parornix boreasella (Clemens, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parornix boreasella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Labrador and Québec in Canada and Pennsylvania in the United States.[1]
The larvae feed on Betula lenta and Betula nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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