Phyllonorycter trochetellus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
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]

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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