Phyllonorycter brachylaenae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.[2] The habitat consists of understory vegetation in secondary forests.
| Phyllonorycter brachylaenae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Phyllonorycter |
| Species: | P. brachylaenae
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter brachylaenae (Vári, 1961)[1]
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The length of the forewings is 3.06–3.33 mm. Adults are on wing from early March to mid-May and from late June to late October.[3]
The larvae feed on Brachylaena discolor and Brachylaena rotundata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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