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Phyllonorycter trochetellus is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Mauritius.[1]

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

The length of the forewings is 2.75 mm.[1] The forewings are golden ochreous with white markings.[1] The hindwings are light fuscous with a greyish fringe with golden shine.[1] Its wing pattern is indistinguishable from Phyllonorycter ruizivorus.[1]

The larvae feed as leaf miners on Dombeya acutangula and Trochetia blackburniana.[1] Mines have been collected in April and in mid-December.

Etymology

The species' name refers to the name of the host plant.[1]

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