Phyllonorycter encaeria

Phyllonorycter encaeria is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa,[2] where it has been recorded from Pretoria and the suburbs of Cape Town.

Phyllonorycter encaeria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Phyllonorycter
Species:
P. encaeria
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter encaeria
(Meyrick, 1911)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis encaeria Meyrick, 1911

The length of the forewings is 2.3–2.5 mm. The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is ochreous with white markings consisting of very short basal streak, two fascia, two costal strigulae and one dorsal strigula. The hindwings are pale grey with a fringe of the same colour.[3] Adults are on wing from early January to late February and again from late September to mid-November.

References
  1. Gracillariidae
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)


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