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Parornix scoticella

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Parornix scoticella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parornix
Species:
P. scoticella
Binomial name
Parornix scoticella
(Stainton, 1850)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ornix scoticella Stainton, 1850

Parornix scoticella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe.

Some leaflets of Sorbus aucuparia with turned-down edges
Larva

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The head is whitish, mixed with fuscous. Palpi white. Forewings are dark fuscous, towards base irrorated with white: numerous costal strigulae, a spot in disc posteriorly, and two dorsal spots preceded by blackish spots white; a black apical spot, anteriorly white-margined; cilia with three entire dark fuscous lines. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pale yellow-green; dorsal line dark green or red-brown; head pale brown; segment 2 with four black spots.[2]

Adults are on wing in May and again in August in two generations in southern parts of the range and in one generation with adults in August in the north.[3]

The larvae feed on Cotoneaster nebrodensis, Malus sylvestris, Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus chamaemespilus, Sorbus intermedia and Sorbus torminalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ UKmoths
  4. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-11-03.