Phyllonorycter umukarus
| Phyllonorycter umukarus | |
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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. umukarus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter umukarus de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter umukarus 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 2.95–3.14 mm.[1] The forewings are ochreous with golden shine and with shiny silver white markings.[1] The hindwings are greyish beige with a long fringe of the same shading as the hindwings.[1] Adults are on wing in early August.[1]
The larvae feed on Triumfetta cordifolia.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The specific epithet is derived from the vernacular adjective umukara, meaning "black" in Kirwanda, referring to the large black band between the first and second forewing fasciae.[1]
References[edit]
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