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 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). 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.

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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. Magnolia Press. 1124: 55–68. 2006. ISSN 1175-5326.

[2] "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. Magnolia Press. 3594: 1–283. 2012. ISSN 1175-5326.