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Phyllonorycter farensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Faro River Reserve in Cameroon[1] and the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Phyllonorycter farensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. farensis
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter farensis De Prins & De Prins, 2007

The length of the forewings is about 2.7 mm for males and about 3.2 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late November.[3]

Etymology

The name of this species is formed from the root of the type locality "Far–o", and the Latin suffix -ensis, denoting place.

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