Phyllonorycter caudasimplex
Phyllonorycter caudasimplex is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nigeria.[2]
| Phyllonorycter caudasimplex | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. caudasimplex |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter caudasimplex Bland, 1980[1] | |
The length of the forewings is 3.2 mm. The forewings are ochreous brown with white markings. The hindwings are fuscous with a long, light fuscous fringe. Adults are on wing in late December.[3]
The larvae were recorded on Dombeya acutangula and Ruizia cordata, but these records are based on a misidentification of Phyllonorycter ruizivorus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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