Phyllonorycter anchistea

Phyllonorycter anchistea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa[2] and Botswana. The habitat consists of savannah or semi-urban areas with low growing trees and bush vegetation.

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)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis anchistea Vári, 1961

The length of the forewings is 2.5–3.3 mm. Adults are on wing almost all year except from August to November.[3]

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


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