Phyllonorycter gato
| Phyllonorycter gato | |
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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. gato
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter gato de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter gato is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in south-western Rwanda in open clearings in montane wet forests at an altitude of about 1,800 meters.[1]
The length of the forewings is 2.9 mm.[1] The forewing ground colour is ochreous with white markings and the hindwings are greyish beige.[1] Adults are on wing in early August.[1]
The larvae feed on an unidentified low shrub.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The specific epithet is derived from gato or gatoya in Kinyarwanda, meaning small.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Jurate De Prins; Akito Y. Kawahara (20 December 2012). "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)". Zootaxa. 3594 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3594.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97576949.
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