Phyllonorycter achilleus

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Phyllonorycter achilleus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. achilleus
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter achilleus
de Prins, 2012

Phyllonorycter achilleus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift and the Kakamega Forest in western Kenya. [1] The habitat consists of tropical rainforests where Guineo-Congolian flora intermixes with savannah plants at altitudes above 1,500 meters. [1]

The length of the forewings is 4.3 mm for males and 3.2 mm for females. [1] The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is orange-ochreous with a shiny white and dark brown pattern. [1] The hindwings are narrow, elongate and pointed with a fuscous ground colour. [1] Adults are on wing in early April and mid-October. [1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Prunus africana . [1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War, Achilleus (Achilles). [1] This name also honours the late Achiel and Maria De Keyser. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jurate De Prins; Akito Y. Kawahara (20 December 2012). "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)". Zootaxa . 3594 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3594.1.1. ISSN   1175-5334. Wikidata   Q97576949.


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