Diphtheroptila oxyloga

Diphtheroptila oxyloga is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.[2]

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

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)
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