Phyllonorycter grewiaephilos

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

Phyllonorycter grewiaephilos is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Rift Valley and Tsavo National Park in Kenya. [1] The habitat consists of savannah areas at altitudes between 470 and 920 meters. [1]

The length of the forewings is 2.7–2.9 mm. [1] The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is ochreous brown with white markings. [1] The hindwings are dirty white with a slight golden shine. [1] Adults are on wing from early February to mid-April. [1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Grewia villosa . [1] The mine has the form of a tentiform mine, which is either elongate or oval. [1] It is made on the underside of the leaf. [1] The mine is 11–16 mm long and opaque creamy or light brown in colour. [1] The frass is loosely scattered. [1] Pupation takes place without cocoon. [1]

Etymology

The specific name is composed of the host plant genus Grewia and the Greek name philos (meaning friend). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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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