Phyllonorycter rhynchosiae

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Phyllonorycter rhynchosiae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. rhynchosiae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter rhynchosiae
(Vári, 1961) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis rhynchosiaeVári, 1961

Phyllonorycter rhynchosiae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa. [2] The habitat consists of the urban hills of Pretoria.

The length of the forewings is 3–3.3 mm. Adults are on wing from early January to mid-March and from early June to mid-August. [3]

The larvae feed on Eriosema psoraleoides , Rhynchosia confusa and Rhynchosia nitens . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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