Neolithocolletis mayumbe

Neolithocolletis mayumbe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Neolithocolletis
Species:
N. mayumbe
Binomial name
Neolithocolletis mayumbe
de Prins, 2012

Neolithocolletis mayumbe is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is ony known from the Democratic Republic of Congo where it inhabits West African primary forest.[1]

The length of the forewings is about 2.1 millimetres (0.083 in).[1] Adults have been recorded on wing in late March.[1]

Etymology

The name refers to the type locality, the Mayumbe Forest.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Jurate De Prins; Akito Y. Kawahara (20 December 2012). "Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)". Zootaxa. 3594 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3594.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97576949.


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