Phyllonorycter lantanae
Phyllonorycter lantanae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa[2] and Kenya.
| Phyllonorycter lantanae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. lantanae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter lantanae (Vári, 1961)[1] | |
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The length of the forewings is 1.9 mm. The forewings are ochreous golden with white markings. The hindwings and fringe are pale fuscous. Adults are on wing in mid-April in southern Africa and in late November near the equator.[3]
The larvae feed on Lantana species, including Lantana rugosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very small, oblong, semi-transparent, tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf.
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