Phyllonorycter caudasimplex is a moth from the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nigeria.[2][3]
| Phyllonorycter caudasimplex | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. caudasimplex
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter caudasimplex | |
The wingspan is 7 mm (0.28 in) (holotype, female).[1] The length of the forewings is 3.2 mm.[4]
The larvae recorded on Dombeya acutangula and Ruizia cordata are based on a misidentification of Phyllonorycter ruizivorus.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Bland, K.P. (1980). "Nigerian Gracillariidae" (PDF). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 34 (1): 25–35.
- ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2011–2024). "Phyllonorycter caudasimplex Bland, 1980". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., eds. (2024). "Phyllonorycter caudasimplex Bland, 1980". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. doi:10.48580/d4sb-397. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ De Prins, Jurate; Kawahara, Akito Y. (2012). "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3594 (1): 1–283. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3594.1.1.
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