Phyllonorycter melhaniae

Phyllonorycter melhaniae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Zimbabwe[2] and South Africa.

Phyllonorycter melhaniae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. melhaniae
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter melhaniae
(Meyrick, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis melhaniae Meyrick, 1912

The length of the forewings is 2.4–2.8 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-April to mid-May.[3]

The larvae feed on Melhania velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]

References
  1. Afrotropical Gracillariidae
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  4. "Phyllonorycter corylifoliella". insecta.pro. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
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