Phyllonorycter rongensis

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

Phyllonorycter rongensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift valley in Kenya.[1]

The length of the forewings is 2.7 mm.[1] The forewing is elongate and the ground colour is golden ochreous with white markings.[1] The hindwings are narrow, elongate and pointed and the ground colour is pale fuscous.[1] Adults are on wing in early January.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Rongai.[1]

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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[deprins12-1] 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.