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Phyllonorycter rongensis

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Phyllonorycter rongensis
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P. rongensis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter rongensis
de Prins, 2012

Phyllonorycter rongensis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in the Albertine Rift in Kenya. The habitat consists of the Albertina Rift Valley intermixed with savannah flora and agricultural fields.

The length of the forewings is 2.7 mm. The forewing is elongate and the ground colour is golden ochreous with white markings. The hindwings are narrow, elongate and pointed and the ground colour is pale fuscous. Adults are on wing in early January.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Rongai.

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