Phyllonorycter madagascariensis

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Phyllonorycter madagascariensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter madagascariensis
(Viette, 1949) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis madagascariensisViette, 1949

Phyllonorycter madagascariensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Madagascar. [2]

The forewings are very pale ochreous, golden and marked with two silvery white fascia. The hindwings are equally dark grey dorsally and ventrally. Adults are probably on wing in July and August. [3]

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