Parornix loganella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parornix |
| Species: | P. loganella
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| Parornix loganella | |
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Parornix loganella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the British Isles, Denmark and the Baltic States.
The wingspan is 9–11 mm.[2] The head is grey mixed with dark brown. Palpi white. Forewings blackish-fuscous; numerous costal strigulae, a spot in disc posteriorly, and two dorsal spots white; a black apical dot; cilia fuscous, terminal half white except on tornus, with a black subapical line. Hindwings are dark grey. The larva is pale green; dorsal line darker; head brown; segment 2 with four black spots.[3]
The larvae feed on Betula species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine, larva and pupa cannot be distinguished from those of Parornix betulae.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Hants Moths
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ bladmineerders.nl
