Phyllonorycter mwatawalai

Phyllonorycter mwatawalai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in the Morogoro area of Tanzania.^[1] The habitat consists of a degraded savannah-like, natural biotope rich in low-growing woody Acacia trees and bushes and thick low dry herbarious vegetation.^[1] The area was surrounded by cultivated agricultural areas (orchards and maize fields).^[1]

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

The length of the forewings is 1.7 mm.^[1]