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Phodoryctis dolichophila

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Species of moth

Phodoryctis dolichophila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phodoryctis
Species: P. dolichophila
Binomial name
Phodoryctis dolichophila
(Vári, 1961)
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops dolichophila Vári, 1961

Phodoryctis dolichophila is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Dolichos trilobus and Vigna species, including Vigna unguiculata.

References

  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2016. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (http://www.gracillariidae.net) (acc.30-Dec-2016)
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Phodoryctis dolichophila


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