''Phyllonorycter jabalshamsi'' 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 ...

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, ''Camerar ...

. It is found in the Al Hajar Mountain range in north-eastern

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of ...

in dry, sunny, rocky and sandy disturbed areas at altitudes of about 1,000 meters. The length of the forewings is 2.5–2.55 mm.

References

Moths described in 2012 jabalshamsi Moths of the Arabian Peninsula Taxa named by Jurate de Prins {{Phyllonorycter-stub