Phyllonorycter caudasimplex explained

Phyllonorycter caudasimplex is a moth from the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Nigeria.[1]

The length of the forewings is 3.2 mm.[2]

The larvae were recorded on Dombeya acutangula and Ruizia cordata, but these records are based on a misidentification of Phyllonorycter ruizivorus. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species/show/2108 Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/zt03594p283.pdf Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)