Phyllonorycter pavoniae
Species of moth
| Phyllonorycter pavoniae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. pavoniae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter pavoniae (Vári, 1961)[1] | |
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Phyllonorycter pavoniae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.[2]
The length of the forewings is 2.5–3 mm. Adults are on wing from early December to late May.[3]
The larvae feed on Pavonia burchellii and Pavonia praemorsa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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