Diphtheroptila oxyloga

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

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
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops oxyloga Meyrick, 1928

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

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