Phyllonorycter didymopa explained

Phyllonorycter didymopa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa[1] and Namibia.

The length of the forewings is 2.9–3.2 mm. Specimens were reared from mines collected in mid-January and mid-March.[2]

The larvae feed on Dombeya rotundifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Later it creates a gall-like swelling near the base of the disc.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/PHYLDIDY 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)