Parornix loganella

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.

Birch leaf with part of its edge turned down
Larva

Parornix loganella
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P. loganella
Binomial name
Parornix loganella
(Stainton, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
  • Argyromiges loganella Stainton, 1848

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.[2]

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.[3]

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