Phyllonorycter obandai
| Phyllonorycter obandai | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. obandai |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter obandai De Prins & Mozuraitis, 2006[1] | |
Phyllonorycter obandai is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Rift Valley in the Central and Western provinces of Kenya.
The length of the forewings is 3–3.3 millimetres (0.12–0.13 in). The forewing ground colour is golden brown, with white markings consisting of a basal streak, three costal, and three dorsal strigulae. Adults are on wing from early December to early April.[2]
Etymology
The species name is formed from the family name of the deceased Kenyan biologist Ernest Obanda.
References
- ↑ "A new species of Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from Kenya discovered by using the sex attractant Z8-tetradecen-1-yl acetate" (PDF). Zootaxa (Magnolia Press) 1124: 55–68. 2006. ISSN 1175-5326.
- ↑ "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa (Magnolia Press) 3594: 1–283. 2012. ISSN 1175-5326.