Phyllonorycter ipomoellus
Phyllonorycter ipomoellus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in south-western Rwanda. The habitat consists of open clearings in montane wet forests at an altitude of about 1,800 meters.
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The length of the forewings is 2.71–2.82 mm. The forewing ground colour is ochreous with white markings. The hindwings are pale grey with slight bronze shading and shine and with a long fringe of the same shading as the hindwing. Adults are on wing in mid-August.[1]
The larvae feed on Ipomoea bracteata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small, tentiform mine. The mine is made on the underside of the leaf, usually on the subbasal part. There may be one or two mines present on a single leaf.
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the generic name of the host plant, Ipomoea.