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Phyllonorycter ruizivorus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found on La Réunion island in the Indian Ocean.[1]

Phyllonorycter ruizivorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. ruizivorus
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter ruizivorus de Prins, 2012

The length of the forewings is 2.8–2.91 mm.[1] The forewings are golden ochreous with white markings consisting of a very short basal streak, two transverse fasciae, one costal and one dorsal strigulae and two terminal spots.[1] The hindwings are light fuscous with a long greyish fringe.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Ruizia cordata and Dombeya acutangula.[1] The mine is tentiform.[1] The underside is slightly elongate or oval and more or less opaque creamy.[1] Mines have been found in mid-June, September and early October.[1]

Etymology

The species is named after the genus of the host plant.[1]

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