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 | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. anchistea |
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| Phyllonorycter anchistea (Vári, 1961)[1] | |
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The length of the forewings is 2.5–3.3 mm. The forewing ground colour is ochreous with blackish fuscous markings. The hindwings are pale grey with a long pale fuscous fringe which is of a slightly darker shading than the hindwing. Adults are on wing almost all year except from August to November.[3]
The larvae feed on Grewia occidentalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, oblong, semi-transparent, tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.
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