Parornix carpinella explained

Parornix carpinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Sweden to the Pyrenees, Italy and Greece and from Great Britain to Russia.

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Acer platanoides, Acer pseudoplatanus, Carpinus betulus, Carpinus orientalis and Ostrya carpinifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.microlepidoptera.nl/soorten/species.php?speciescode=130213&p=1 microlepidoptera.nl
  2. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2010-11-03 . 2012-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120710002916/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/parornix/carpinella/carpinella.htm . dead .

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