| Phyllonorycter pavoniae | |
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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. pavoniae |
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| Phyllonorycter pavoniae (Vári, 1961) | |
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Phyllonorycter pavoniae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.
The length of the forewings is 2.5–3 mm. Adults are on wing from early December to late May.
The larvae feed on Pavonia burchellii and Pavonia praemorsa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- Afrotropical Gracillariidae
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
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| Phyllonorycter pavoniae | |
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