| Phyllonorycter maererei | |
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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. maererei |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter maererei de Prins, 2012 | |
Phyllonorycter maererei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Tanzania and Yemen in dry areas but with low green vegetation at altitudes between 500 and 1,000 meters.
The length of the forewings is 2.1 mm.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Professor Amon Petro Maerere of the Department of Crop Science and horticulture at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. He is the father of an entomologist and agronomist Peter Amon Maerere.
References
- ^ 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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| Phyllonorycter maererei | |
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