Phyllonorycter Rhynchosiae
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''Phyllonorycter rhynchosiae'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa. The habitat consists of the urban hills of Pretoria. The length of the forewings is 3–3.3 mm. Adults are on wing from early January to mid-March and from early June to mid-August.Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
/ref> The larvae feed on ''
Eriosema psoraleoides ''Eriosema'' is a genus of legume in the family Fabaceae. Accepted species number over 150. The genus is widespread in tropics. Description Species of ''Eriosema'' are mostly herbs or shrublets. Leaves are pinnately 3-foliolate, rarely reduced ...
'', '' Rhynchosia confusa'' and '' Rhynchosia nitens''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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Endemic moths of South Africa Moths described in 1961 rhynchosiae Moths of Africa {{Phyllonorycter-stub