Phyllonorycter rhynchosiae explained

Phyllonorycter rhynchosiae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.[1] The habitat consists of the urban hills of Pretoria.

The length of the forewings is 3–3.3 mm. Adults are on wing from early January to mid-March and from early June to mid-August.[2]

The larvae feed on Eriosema psoraleoides, Rhynchosia confusa and Rhynchosia nitens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Notes and References

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