Phyllonorycter leucaspis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Namibia.[1] The habitat consists of richly vegetated valleys between 1,600 and 1,900 meters elevation dominated by Acacia hereroensis, Dombeya rotundifolia and Rhus species.
| Phyllonorycter leucaspis | |
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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. leucaspis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter leucaspis Triberti, 2004
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The length of the forewings is 3.53 mm. Adults are on wing in March.[2]
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