Phyllonorycter hibiscina
Phyllonorycter hibiscina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa,[2] Kenya, Zimbabwe and Cameroon. The habitat consists of secondary forests.
| Phyllonorycter hibiscina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. hibiscina |
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| Phyllonorycter hibiscina (Vári, 1961)[1] | |
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The length of the forewings is 3–4.1 mm. The forewings are ochreous dark golden with white markings. The hindwings are pale fuscous with a long, pale fuscous fringe. Adults are on wing almost year-round except in June, July and August.[3]
The larvae feed on Brachylaena, Abutilon mauritianum, Hibiscus calyphyllus, Hibiscus lunarifolius and Pavonia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, oval or oblong, semi-transparent, tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.
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