Phyllonorycter aarviki
Phyllonorycter aarviki is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Tanzania and Yemen. The habitat consists of dry semi urbanized areas along the Indian coast and in eastern Africa.
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The length of the forewings is 2.3 mm. The forewing ground colour is bright ochreous with blackish fuscous markings. The hindwings are pale grey with a long pale fuscous fringe of the same shading than the hindwing. Adults are on wing in late March (eastern Africa) and in early May (coast of the Arabian Peninsula).[1]
Etymology
The species is named after Leif Aarvik, collector of the holotype and a lepidopterist at the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo.
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