Phyllonorycter grewiaephilos

Phyllonorycter grewiaephilos is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Rift Valley and Tsavo National Park in Kenya. The habitat consists of savannah areas at altitudes between 470 and 920 meters.

Phyllonorycter grewiaephilos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. grewiaephilos
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter grewiaephilos
de Prins, 2012

The length of the forewings is 2.7–2.9 mm. The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is ochreous brown with white markings. The hindwings are dirty white with a slight golden shine. Adults are on wing from early February to mid-April.[1]

The larvae feed on Grewia villosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine, which is either elongate or oval. It is made on the underside of the leaf. The mine is 11–16 mm long and opaque creamy or light brown in colour. The frass is loosely scattered. Pupation takes place without cocoon.

Etymology

The specific name is composed of the host plant genus Grewia and the Greek name philos (meaning friend).

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References
  1. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)


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