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.
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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. alpicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Parornix alpicola | |
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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
editSome authors consider Parornix alpicola to be a synonym of Parornix scoticella.[3]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)