Phyllonorycter farensis
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Phyllonorycter farensis is a moth
of the Gracillariidae
family. It is known from the Faro River Reserve in Cameroon
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The length of the forewings is about 2.7 mm for males and about 3.2 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late November.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
family. It is known from the Faro River Reserve in Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
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The length of the forewings is about 2.7 mm for males and about 3.2 mm for females. Adults are on wing in late November.