''Parornix arbitrella'' is a

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of the family

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. It is known from

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and

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in the United States.Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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e feed on ''

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''. They

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the leaves of their host plant.

References

Parornix Moths of North America Moths described in 1907 {{Parornix-stub