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Diphtheroptila oxyloga

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Species of moth

Diphtheroptila oxyloga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Diphtheroptila
Species: D. oxyloga
Binomial name
Diphtheroptila oxyloga
Meyrick, 1928
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops oxyloga Meyrick, 1928

Diphtheroptila oxyloga is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.

The larvae feed on Bridelia species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Afrotropical Gracillariidae
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Diphtheroptila oxyloga
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