Biology:Phyllonorycter ruizivorus
| Phyllonorycter ruizivorus | |
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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. ruizivorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter ruizivorus de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter ruizivorus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found on La Réunion island in the Indian Ocean.[1]
The length of the forewings is 2.8–2.91 mm.[1] The forewings are golden ochreous with white markings consisting of a very short basal streak, two transverse fasciae, one costal and one dorsal strigulae and two terminal spots.[1] The hindwings are light fuscous with a long greyish fringe.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Ruizia cordata and Dombeya acutangula.[1] The mine is tentiform.[1] The underside is slightly elongate or oval and more or less opaque creamy.[1] Mines have been found in mid-June, September and early October.[1]
Etymology
The species is named after the genus of the host plant.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7189243 entry
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