Phyllonorycter achilleus

Phyllonorycter achilleus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. achilleus
Binomial name
	Phyllonorycter achilleus; de Prins, 2012

Phyllonorycter achilleus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Albertine Rift and the Kakamega Forest in western Kenya.[1] The habitat consists of tropical rainforests where Guineo-Congolian flora intermixes with savannah plants at altitudes above 1,500 meters.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.3 mm for males and 3.2 mm for females.[1] The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is orange-ochreous with a shiny white and dark brown pattern.[1] The hindwings are narrow, elongate and pointed with a fuscous ground colour.[1] Adults are on wing in early April and mid-October.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Prunus africana.[1]

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Greek mythological hero of the Trojan War, Achilleus (Achilles).[1] This name also honours the late Achiel and Maria De Keyser.[1]

References

Jurate De Prins; Akito Y. Kawahara (20 December 2012). "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)". Zootaxa. 3594 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3594.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97576949.

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[deprins12-1] Jurate De Prins; Akito Y. Kawahara (20 December 2012). "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)". Zootaxa. 3594 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3594.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97576949.