Phyllonorycter mwatawalai

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

Phyllonorycter mwatawalai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Morogoro area of Tanzania.[1] The habitat consists of a degraded savannah-like, natural biotope rich in low-growing woody Acacia trees and bushes and thick low dry herbarious vegetation.[1] The area was surrounded by cultivated agricultural areas (orchards and maize fields).[1]

The length of the forewings is 1.7 mm.[1] The forewing is elongate and the ground colour is ochreous with a golden lustre and with white markings.[1] The hindwings are pale grey with a silver shine.[1] Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-July.[1]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Professor Maulid Walad Mwatawala, An entomologist and Professor in the Department of Crop Science and Production at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania.[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.