Parornix scoticella

Parornix scoticella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.

Forewings are dark fuscous, towards base irrorated with white: numerous costal strigulae, a spot in disc posteriorly, and two dorsal spots preceded by blackish spots white; a black apical spot, anteriorly white-margined; cilia with three entire dark fuscous lines.

The larva is pale yellow-green; dorsal line dark green or red-brown; head pale brown; segment 2 with four black spots.

[2] [3][4] Adults are on wing in May and again in August in two generations in southern parts of the range and in one generation with adults in August in the north.

This article relating to moths in genus Parornix is a stub.

Some leaflets of Sorbus aucuparia with turned-down edges
Larva