Phyllonorycter kazuri
Phyllonorycter kazuri is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. Found in eastern Kenya where its habitat consists primarily of savannah, at an altitude of about 500 meters.
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The forewings of P. kazuri tend to be between 2.1 and 2.2 mm long; in appearance they are golden ochreous with white markings consisting of a short basal streak; two transverse, sharply angulated fasciae; and two costal and one dorsal strigulae. The hindwings are pale beige with a whitish golden fringe. Adults are on wing in mid-April.
P. kazuri is very similar to related species P. encaeria and P. lantanae. It can only be distinguished from the former by the coloration of the thorax and genital construction: whereas in P. encaeria, the thorax is golden ochreous throughout, P. kazuri has white lateral sides. P. kazuri also has flap-like ventral projections of the valva to differentiate it from P. encaeria.
Etymology
The specific epithet means "small and beautiful" in Swahili.
Sources
- De Prins, Jurate; Kawahara, Akito Y. (2012). "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3594: 1–283. Retrieved 21 March 2013.