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Phyllonorycter gozmanyi

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Phyllonorycter gozmanyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. gozmanyi
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter gozmanyi
De Prins & De Prins, 2007

Phyllonorycter gozmanyi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cameroon.[1] 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.[2] Adults are on wing at the end of November and early December.[3]

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

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Two New Phyllonorycter Species (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) From West Africa
  3. ^ Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)


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