Phyllonorycter caudasimplex explained

Phyllonorycter caudasimplex is a moth from the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nigeria.

The wingspan is (holotype, female). The length of the forewings is 3.2 mm.[1]

The larvae recorded on Dombeya acutangula and Ruizia cordata are based on a misidentification of Phyllonorycter ruizivorus.

Notes and References

  1. De Prins . Jurate . Kawahara . Akito Y. . Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) . Zootaxa . 2012 . 3594 . 1 . 1–283 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3594.1.1 .

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