Phyllonorycter trochetellus

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

Phyllonorycter trochetellus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Mauritius. [1]

The length of the forewings is 2.75 mm. [1] The forewings are golden ochreous with white markings. [1] The hindwings are light fuscous with a greyish fringe with golden shine. [1] Its wing pattern is indistinguishable from Phyllonorycter ruizivorus . [1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Dombeya acutangula and Trochetia blackburniana . [1] Mines have been collected in April and in mid-December.

Etymology

The species' name refers to the name of the host plant. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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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