Phyllonorycter ipomoellus
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Phyllonorycter ipomoellus de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter ipomoellus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in south-western Rwanda in open clearings in montane wet forests at an altitude of about 1,800 meters.[1]
The length of the forewings is 2.71–2.82 mm.[1] The forewing ground colour is ochreous with white markings.[1] The hindwings are pale grey with slight bronze shading and shine and with a long fringe of the same shading as the hindwing.[1] Adults are on wing in mid-August.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Ipomoea bracteata.[1] The mine is small, tentiform, and made on the underside of the leaf, usually on the subbasal part.[1] There may be one or two mines present on a single leaf.[1]
Etymology[]
The specific name is derived from the generic name of the host plant, Ipomoea.[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.
- Moths described in 2012
- Phyllonorycter
- Moths of Africa
- Phyllonorycter stubs
- Taxa named by Jurate de Prins
- Leaf miners
- Lepidoptera of Rwanda