Phyllonorycter achilleus
| Phyllonorycter achilleus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. achilleus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter achilleus de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter achilleus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift and the Kakamega Forest in western Kenya.[1] The habitat consists of tropical rainforests where Guineo-Congolian flora intermixes with savannah plants at altitudes above 1,500 meters.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4.3 mm for males and 3.2 mm for females.[1] The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is orange-ochreous with a shiny white and dark brown pattern.[1] The hindwings are narrow, elongate and pointed with a fuscous ground colour.[1] Adults are on wing in early April and mid-October.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Prunus africana.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The species name is derived from the Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War, Achilleus (Achilles).[1] This name also honours the late Achiel and Maria De Keyser.[1]
References[edit]
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