Biology:Phyllonorycter ipomoellus
| Phyllonorycter ipomoellus | |
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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. ipomoellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter ipomoellus de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter ipomoellus 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 2.71–2.82 mm.[1] The forewing ground colour is ochreous with white markings.[1] The hindwings are pale grey with slight bronze shading and shine and with a long fringe of the same shading as the hindwing.[1] Adults are on wing in mid-August.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Ipomoea bracteata.[1] The mine is small, tentiform, and made on the underside of the leaf, usually on the subbasal part.[1] There may be one or two mines present on a single leaf.[1]
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the generic name of the host plant, Ipomoea.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7189056 entry
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