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Diphtheroptila brideliae

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Species of moth

Diphtheroptila brideliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Diphtheroptila
Species: D. brideliae
Binomial name
Diphtheroptila brideliae
Vári, 1961

Diphtheroptila brideliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.

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

References

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


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