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Phyllonorycter anchistea

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Species of moth

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

Phyllonorycter anchistea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Botswana. The habitat consists of savannah or semi-urban areas with low growing trees and bush vegetation.

The length of the forewings is 2.5–3.3 mm. Adults are on wing almost all year except from August to November.

References

  1. Afrotropical Gracillariidae
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
Taxon identifiers
Phyllonorycter anchistea


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