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

Phyllonorycter aarviki is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Tanzania and Yemen.[1] The habitat consists of dry semi urbanized areas along the Indian coast and in eastern Africa.[1]

The length of the forewings is 2.3 mm.[1] The forewing ground colour is bright ochreous with blackish fuscous markings.[1] The hindwings are pale grey with a long pale fuscous fringe of the same shading than the hindwing.[1] Adults are on wing in late March (eastern Africa) and in early May (coast of the Arabian Peninsula).[1]

Etymology

The species is named after Leif Aarvik, collector of the holotype and a lepidopterist at the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo.[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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