Biology:Phyllonorycter hibiscola
| Phyllonorycter hibiscola | |
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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. hibiscola
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| Phyllonorycter hibiscola de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter hibiscola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in western Kenya in primary Guineo-Congolian rain forest.[1]
The length of the forewings is 2.1–2.4 mm.[1] The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is golden brownish with dirty white markings.[1] The hindwings are narrow, elongate and pointed and the ground colour is brownish fuscous.[1] Adults are on wing from late March to mid-April.[1]
The larvae feed as leaf miners on Hibiscus calyphyllus.[1] The mine has the form of a semi-transparent blotch, which is made on the underside of the leaf.[1] The frass is fine and black and scattered at one end of mine.[1]
Etymology
The specific name is made combining the generic name of the host plant Hibiscus with the Latin suffix -cola (meaning inhabitant).[1]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q7189032 entry
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