''Phyllonorycter ipomoellus'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

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 ...

. It is found in south-western

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in open clearings in montane wet forests at an altitude of about 1,800 meters. The length of the forewings is 2.71–2.82 mm.

References

Moths described in 2012 ipomoellus Moths of Africa Taxa named by Jurate de Prins Leaf miners Lepidoptera of Rwanda {{Phyllonorycter-stub