Parornix alpicola

Parornix alpicola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Parornix
Species:	P. alpicola
Binomial name
	Parornix alpicola; (Wocke, 1877)
Synonyms
	Ornix alpicola Wocke, 1877 ; Parornix leucostola Pelham-Clinton, 1964 ;

Parornix alpicola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Alps and Scotland, where it is confined to calcareous coastal hillsides on the north coast, where the only known localities are the Invernaver National Nature Reserve and a spot on the east side of Loch Eriboll.

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Dryas octopetala. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[2]

Taxonomy

Some authors consider Parornix alpicola to be a synonym of Parornix scoticella.^[3]

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2010-11-02.

[3] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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