Phyllonorycter ruwenzori | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. ruwenzori
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Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter ruwenzori de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter ruwenzori is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Ruwenzori Range in Uganda in mountainous forests at altitudes above 1,000 meters. [1]
The length of the forewings is 2.3–2.5 mm. [1] The forewing is elongate and the ground colour is ochreous brown with white markings. [1] The hindwings are light fuscous. [1] Adults are on wing in late August and early September. [1]
The species is named after the Ruwenzori Range, its known area of occurrence. [1]