Phyllonorycter fletcheri

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

Phyllonorycter fletcheri is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Uganda (the Ruwenzori Range) in mountainous forests at altitude above 1,000 meters.[1]

The length of the forewings is 2.6 mm.[1] The forewing is elongate and the ground colour is golden ochreous white markings.[1] The hindwings are pale fuscous and the fringe is pale fuscous with ochreous shading.[1] Adults are on wing in early September.[1]

Etymology[edit]

The species is named in honour of D. S. Fletcher, the author of The Generic Names of Moths of the World and the collector of the holotype.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f 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.