Phyllonorycter loxozona explained

Phyllonorycter loxozona is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Uganda.[1] The record for Kenya is a misidentification of Cameraria torridella.

The length of the forewings is 2.8–3.2 mm. Adults are on wing from early February to mid-May and from early October to mid-December.[2]

The larvae feed on Dombeya bagshawei, Dombeya emarginata and Dombeya rotundifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

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