Parornix spiraeifoliella

Parornix spiraeifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from British Columbia, Canada.[1]

Parornix spiraeifoliella
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P. spiraeifoliella
Binomial name
Parornix spiraeifoliella
(Braun, 1918)

The larvae feed on Spiraea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a much wrinkled mine on the underside of the leaf.

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