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Short description: Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter acutulus | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. acutulus
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| Phyllonorycter acutulus de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter acutulus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Kenya in high altitude alpine meadows and low shrub zone in the eastern part of the Albertine Rift Mountains.[1]
The length of the forewings is 3.56 mm.[1] The forewing ground colour is ochreous with pale fuscous shading.[1] The hindwings are pale fuscous.[1] Adults are on wing in April.[1]
Etymology
The specific epithet is derived from Latin acutus (meaning sharpen) and refers to the sharp, ridge-like signum on the corpus bursae.[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7188850 entry
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