Phyllonorycter hibiscola

Phyllonorycter hibiscola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in western Kenya. The habitat consists of primary Guineo-Congolian rain forest.

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

The length of the forewings is 2.1–2.4 mm. The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is golden brownish with dirty white markings. The hindwings are narrow, elongate and pointed and the ground colour is brownish fuscous. Adults are on wing from late March to mid-April.[1]

The larvae feed on Hibiscus calyphyllus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a semi-transparent blotch, which is made on the underside of the leaf. The frass is fine and black and scattered at one end of mine.

Etymology

The specific name is made combining the generic name of the host plant Hibiscus with the Latin suffix -cola (meaning inhabitant).

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


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