Phyllonorycter melhaniae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Zimbabwe[2] and South Africa.
| Phyllonorycter melhaniae | |
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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. melhaniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllonorycter melhaniae | |
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The length of the forewings is 2.4–2.8 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-April to mid-May.[3]
The larvae feed on Melhania velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
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