Diphtheroptila brideliae

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

Diphtheroptila brideliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Diphtheroptila
Species:
D. brideliae
Binomial name
Diphtheroptila brideliae
Vári, 1961[1]

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)


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