Phyllonorycter adderis
Phyllonorycter adderis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in south-western Rwanda. The habitat consists of montane wet, closed canopy forests at an altitude of about 1,800 metres.
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The length of the forewings is 2.85–2.96 mm. The forewing ground colour is ochreous with white markings. The hindwings are dark grey with a long fringe of the same shading as the hindwing. Adults are on wing in August.[1]
The larvae feed on Urena lobata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a semi-transparent tentiform mine which is made on the underside of the leaf. Several mines can be present on a single leaf.
Etymology
The specific epithet is derived from Latin addere (meaning to append) and refers to the long appendical cucullus on the valve.