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Phyllonorycter gozmanyi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Phyllonorycter gozmanyi

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phyllonorycter

Rank
  
Species

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Phyllonorycter gozmanyi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Cameroon. The habitat consists of savannah.

The length of the forewings is about 3.1 mm for males and 2.9-3.3 mm for females. Adults are on wing at the end of November and early December.

Etymology

The name of this species is derived from the family name of the late Hungarian lepidopterist Laszlo Antal Gozmany who celebrated his 85th anniversary in 2006. He studied African Tineidae, among several other groups of Lepidoptera.

References

Phyllonorycter gozmanyi Wikipedia