Phyllonorycter chionopa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of sandy floodplains and rocky slopes along dry river beds with dominant trees as Acacia montis-usti and Commiphora species.
The length of the forewings is 3 mm. The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is golden yellow with white markings consisting of a broad, irregularly shaped basal streak, two broad, costal, patch-like strigulae, and two dorsal patch-like strigulae. The hindwings are uniformly white. Adults are probably on wing from October to late November or early December.[3]
Phyllonorycter chionopa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Namibia. The habitat consists of sandy floodplains and rocky slopes along dry river beds with dominant trees as Acacia montis-usti and Commiphora species.
The length of the forewings is 3 mm. The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is golden yellow with white markings consisting of a broad, irregularly shaped basal streak, two broad, costal, patch-like strigulae, and two dorsal patch-like strigulae. The hindwings are uniformly white. Adults are probably on wing from October to late November or early December.
Phyllonorycter chionopa is een vlinder uit de familie mineermotten (Gracillariidae). De wetenschappelijke naam van deze soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1961 door Vári.
De soort komt voor in tropisch Afrika.
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Phyllonorycter chionopa là một loài bướm đêm thuộc họ Gracillariidae. Nó được tìm thấy ở Namibia.[2]
Phyllonorycter chionopa là một loài bướm đêm thuộc họ Gracillariidae. Nó được tìm thấy ở Namibia.
