Phyllonorycter ruizivorus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. ruizivorus
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ruizivorus
de Prins, 2012

Phyllonorycter ruizivorus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found on La Réunion island in the Indian Ocean.[1]

The length of the forewings is 2.8–2.91 mm.[1] The forewings are golden ochreous with white markings consisting of a very short basal streak, two transverse fasciae, one costal and one dorsal strigulae and two terminal spots.[1] The hindwings are light fuscous with a long greyish fringe.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Ruizia cordata and Dombeya acutangula.[1] The mine is tentiform.[1] The underside is slightly elongate or oval and more or less opaque creamy.[1] Mines have been found in mid-June, September and early October.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after the genus of the host plant.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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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