Parornix persicella

Parornix persicella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the central Asian part of Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[1]

Parornix persicella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parornix
Species:
P. persicella
Binomial name
Parornix persicella
Danilevsky, 1955

The larvae feed on Amygdalus and Persica species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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