Parectopa robiniella, the locust digitate leafminer, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is native to North America, but was accidentally introduced to Italy, where it was first found in 1970. It has now been recorded from Italy, France, Germany, Slovenia, Croatia, Austria, Serbia, Slovakia, Romania, Ukraine and Hungary.

Parectopa robiniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Parectopa
Species:
P. robiniella
Binomial name
Parectopa robiniella
Clemens, 1863
Damage
Larva
Cocoon

The wingspan is about 5 mm. The moth flies in two to three generations per year in Hungary.

The larvae feed on Robinia species, including Robinia pseudoacacia. It mines the leaves of the host plant.

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