Phyllonorycter acutulus

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

Phyllonorycter acutulus is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of high altitude alpine meadows and low shrub zone in the eastern part of the Albertine Rift Mountains.

The length of the forewings is 3.56 mm. The forewing ground colour is ochreous with pale fuscous shading. The hindwings are pale fuscous. Adults are on wing in April.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from Latin acutus (meaning sharpen) and refers to the sharp, ridge-like signum on the corpus bursae.

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