''Phyllonorycter ipomoellus'' 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 south-western

Rwanda Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by ...

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