Blackthorn Slender
Parornix torquillella
Parornix torquillella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae found in Europe. The larvae mine the leaves of Prunus species, such as blackthorn. It was described by the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1850, from specimens found in Florence, Leghorn and Pisa.
- Scientific name
- Parornix torquillella
- Family
- Gracillariidae