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Phyllonorycter agassizi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Phyllonorycter agassizi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in Kenya. The habitat consists of East African savannah areas.

The length of the forewings is 3.3 mm. The forewing ground colour is fuscous brown, with darker shading towards the apical part. The hindwings are silvery shiny pale beige. Adults are on wing in late December.

Etymology

The species is named after the collector of the holotype, David J. L. Agassiz, a microlepidopterist.

References

Phyllonorycter agassizi Wikipedia