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

Phyllonorycter albertinus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift in Kenya in savannah areas with intermixed secondary vegetation.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.27–3.36 mm.[1] The forewings are greyish ochreous with white markings.[1] The hindwings are dark beige with fuscous shading and a long greyish fringe.[1] Adults are on wing from mid-January to early February.[1]

Etymology

The name refers to the Albertine Rift Valley, the area of occurrence.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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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