Biology:Phyllonorycter dombeyae

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Phyllonorycter dombeyae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in eastern South Africa in savannah intermixed with bushes and lower trees.[1]

The length of the forewings is 2.28–2.48 mm.[1] The forewings are light ochreous with white markings.[1] The hindwings are pale grey with slight ochreous shading and with a long fringe which is concolorous with the hindwings.[1] Adults are on wing in August.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Dombeya rotundifolia.[1] The mine has the form of a moderate tentiform mine which is about 10–15 mm long.[1] The mine is made on the underside of the leaf.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host plant, Dombeya.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7188960 entry