Neolithocolletis mayumbe | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Neolithocolletis |
Species: | N. mayumbe |
Binomial name | |
Neolithocolletis mayumbe de Prins, 2012 | |
Neolithocolletis mayumbe is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is ony known from the Democratic Republic of Congo where it inhabits West African primary forest. [1]
The length of the forewings is about 2.1 millimetres (0.083 in). [1] The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is shiny golden, with indistinct fasciate whitish markings, intermixing with the ground colour of the forewing and dark beige scales. [1] The hindwings are silvery shiny greyish white. [1] Adults have been recorded on wing in late March. [1]
The name refers to the type locality, the Mayumbe Forest. [1]
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