Parornix persicella
| Parornix persicella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parornix |
| Species: | P. persicella |
| Binomial name | |
| Parornix persicella Danilevsky, 1955 | |
Parornix persicella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the central Asian part of Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[1]
The larvae feed on Amygdalus and Persica species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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