Phyllonorycter ruwenzori

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

Phyllonorycter ruwenzori is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in the Ruwenzori Range in Uganda. The habitat consists of mountainous forests at altitudes above 1,000 meters.

The length of the forewings is 2.3–2.5 mm. The forewing is elongate and the ground colour is ochreous brown with white markings. The hindwings are light fuscous. Adults are on wing in late August and early September.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after the Ruwenzori Range, its known area of occurrence.

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