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Phyllonorycter obandai

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Phyllonorycter obandai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. obandai
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter obandai

Phyllonorycter obandai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. 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). Adults are on wing from early December to early April.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "A new species of Phyllonorycter (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) from Kenya discovered by using the sex attractant Z8-tetradecen-1-yl acetate" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1124. Magnolia Press: 55–68. 2006. ISSN 1175-5326.
  2. ^ "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3594. Magnolia Press: 1–283. 2012. ISSN 1175-5326.