Phyllonorycter grewiaephilos

Phyllonorycter grewiaephilos is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Rift Valley and Tsavo National Park in Kenya.[1] The habitat consists of savannah areas at altitudes between 470 and 920 meters.[1]

Phyllonorycter grewiaephilos
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Phyllonorycter
Species:	P. grewiaephilos
Binomial name
Phyllonorycter grewiaephilos de Prins, 2012

The length of the forewings is 2.7–2.9 mm.[1] The forewings are elongate and the ground colour is ochreous brown with white markings.[1] The hindwings are dirty white with a slight golden shine.[1] Adults are on wing from early February to mid-April.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Grewia villosa.[1] The mine has the form of a tentiform mine, which is either elongate or oval.[1] It is made on the underside of the leaf.[1] The mine is 11–16 mm long and opaque creamy or light brown in colour.[1] The frass is loosely scattered.[1] Pupation takes place without cocoon.[1]