| Parornix alta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Parornix |
| Species: | P. alta |
| Binomial name | |
| Parornix alta (Braun, 1925) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Parornix alta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It can be found in the Utah and California, United States.[1]
The larvae feed on Amelanchier alnifolia by mining the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside the leaf. The epidermis is loosened and much wrinkled, pale brownish and speckled.
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