''Phyllonorycter fletcheri'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

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

Uganda Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...

(the Ruwenzori Range) in mountainous forests at altitude above 1,000 meters. The length of the forewings is 2.6 mm.

References

Endemic fauna of Uganda Moths described in 2012 fletcheri Insects of Uganda Moths of Africa Taxa named by Jurate de Prins {{Phyllonorycter-stub