Phyllonorycter maererei
| Phyllonorycter maererei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. maererei
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter maererei de Prins, 2012
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Phyllonorycter maererei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Tanzania and Yemen in dry areas but with low green vegetation at altitudes between 500 and 1,000 meters.[1]
The length of the forewings is 2.1 mm.[1] The forewing is elongate and the ground colour is golden ochreous with white markings.[1] The hindwings are pale grey with a silver shine.[1] Adults are on wing in April and July.[1]
Etymology[edit]
The species is named in honour of Professor Amon Petro Maerere of the Department of Crop Science and horticulture at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania.[1] He is the father of an entomologist and agronomist Peter Amon Maerere.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Jurate De Prins; Akito Y. Kawahara (20 December 2012). "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)". Zootaxa. 3594 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3594.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97576949.
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