Phyllonorycter maererei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Tanzania and Yemen in dry areas but with low green vegetation at altitudes between 500 and 1,000 meters.[1]
Phyllonorycter maererei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
Species: | P. maererei |
Binomial name | |
Phyllonorycter maererei de Prins, 2012 | |
The length of the forewings is 2.1 mm.[1] The forewing is elongate and the ground colour is golden ochreous with white markings.[1] The hindwings are pale grey with a silver shine.[1] Adults are on wing in April and July.[1]
The species is named in honour of Professor Amon Petro Maerere of the Department of Crop Science and horticulture at the Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania.[1] He is the father of an entomologist and agronomist Peter Amon Maerere.
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