Phyllonorycter anchistea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South AfricaGlobal Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) and Botswana. The habitat consists of savannah or semi-urban areas with low growing trees and bush vegetation.
The length of the forewings is 2.5–3.3 mm. Adults are on wing almost all year except from August to November.Systematics, revisionary taxonomy, and biodiversity of Afrotropical Lithocolletinae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
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