| Phyllonorycter grewiaecola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. grewiaecola |
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| Phyllonorycter grewiaecola (Vári, 1961) | |
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Phyllonorycter grewiaecola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. The habitat consists of savannah areas at altitudes between 470 and 920 meters (1,540 and 3,020 ft).
The length of the forewings is 2.4–2.6 mm (0.094–0.102 in). Adults are on wing from February to August.
The larvae feed on Grewia kwebensis and Grewia tristis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Afrotropical Gracillariidae
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
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| Phyllonorycter grewiaecola | |
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