Phyllonorycter ocimellus

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

Phyllonorycter ocimellus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in eastern and western Kenya in humid, secondary forests at an altitude of about 1,600 meters. [1]

The length of the forewings is 3.1–3.4 mm. [1] The forewing is elongate and the ground colour is dark ochreous, with white markings. [1] The hindwings are greyish fuscous. [1] Adults emerged from mines in mid-April, early May and early November. [1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Ocimum gratissimum . [1] The mine has the form of an underside tentiform mine. [1] The mine is opaque, creamy or light brown. [1] Pupation takes place in a white cocoon. [1]

Etymology

The species name is formed from the root of the host plant generic name Ocimum and the Latin suffix –ellus. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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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