Phyllonorycter farensis
Phyllonorycter farensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. farensis |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter farensis De Prins & De Prins, 2007 | |
Phyllonorycter farensis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Faro River Reserve in Cameroon[1] and the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 2.7 mm for males and about 3.2 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late November.[3]
Etymology
The name of this species is formed from the root of the type locality "Far–o", and the Latin suffix -ensis, denoting place.
References
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