Phyllonorycter farensis

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Phyllonorycter farensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. farensis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter farensis
De Prins & De Prins, 2007

Phyllonorycter farensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Faro River Reserve in Cameroon [1] and the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

The length of the forewings is about 2.7 mm for males and about 3.2 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late November. [3]

Etymology

The name of this species is formed from the root of the type locality "Far–o", and the Latin suffix -ensis, denoting place.

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