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*''Lithocolletis melanosparta'' <small>Meyrick, 1912</small> |
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'''''Phyllonorycter melanosparta''''' is a [[moth]] of the [[Gracillariidae]] family. It is known from [[South Africa]] |
'''''Phyllonorycter melanosparta''''' is a [[moth]] of the [[Gracillariidae]] family. It is known from [[South Africa]], [[Zimbabwe]]<ref>[http://gc.bebif.be/species/show/2308 Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)]</ref> and western [[Kenya]]. The habitat consists of secondary woodland where forest flora intermixes with savannah plants. |
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The length of the forewings is 2.5–2.8 mm. The forewing ground colour is ferruginous-ochreous with blackish fuscous markings. The hindwings are pale grey with a silver shine and a long pale fuscous fringe. Adults are on wing from late December to late January and from late March to July.<ref>[http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2012/f/zt03594p283.pdf Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The [[larva]]e feed on ''[[Desmodium repandum]]'', ''[[Flemingia grahamiana]]'', ''[[Hylodesmum repandum]]'', ''[[Rhynchosia caribaea]]'' and ''[[Vigna]]'' species. They [[leaf miner|mine]] the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, oval, semi-transparent, tentiform mine on the upperside of the leaf. |
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Phyllonorycter melanosparta is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa, Zimbabwe[2] and western Kenya. The habitat consists of secondary woodland where forest flora intermixes with savannah plants.
The length of the forewings is 2.5–2.8 mm. The forewing ground colour is ferruginous-ochreous with blackish fuscous markings. The hindwings are pale grey with a silver shine and a long pale fuscous fringe. Adults are on wing from late December to late January and from late March to July.[3]
The larvae feed on Desmodium repandum, Flemingia grahamiana, Hylodesmum repandum, Rhynchosia caribaea and Vigna species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, oval, semi-transparent, tentiform mine on the upperside of the leaf.