Phyllonorycter adderis
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Phyllonorycter adderis de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter adderis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in south-western Rwanda in montane, closed canopy forests at an altitude of about 1,800 metres.[1]
The length of the forewings is 2.85–2.96 mm.[1] The forewing ground colour is ochreous with white markings.[1] The hindwings are dark grey with a long fringe of the same shading as the hindwing.[1] Adults are on wing in August.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Urena lobata.[1] The mine has the form of a semi-transparent tentiform mine which is made on the underside of the leaf.[1] Several mines can be present on a single leaf.[1]
Etymology[]
The specific epithet is derived from Latin addere (meaning to append) and refers to the long appendical cucullus on the valve.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 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.
Categories:
- Moths described in 2012
- Phyllonorycter
- Moths of Africa
- Phyllonorycter stubs
- Leaf miners
- Taxa named by Jurate de Prins
- Lepidoptera of Rwanda