Phyllonorycter farensis

Phyllonorycter farensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Faro River Reserve in Cameroon[1] and the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Phyllonorycter farensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. farensis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter farensis
De Prins & De Prins, 2007

The length of the forewings is about 2.7 mm for males and about 3.2 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late November.[3]

Etymology

The name of this species is formed from the root of the type locality "Far–o", and the Latin suffix -ensis, denoting place.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  3. Two New Phyllonorycter Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) From West Africa


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