Amphixystis anchiala
| Amphixystis anchiala | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tineidae |
| Subfamily: | Hieroxestinae |
| Genus: | Amphixystis |
| Species: | A. anchiala |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphixystis anchiala (Meyrick, 1909) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amphixystis anchiala is a moth of the Tineidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909 and is found in South Africa and Madagascar.[1]
This species has a wingspan of 13mm, the forewings are dark fuscous with a rather broad whitish-ochreous dorsal stripe from base to apex.[2]
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Euphorbia resinifera.
References
- ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2015. Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (www.afromoths.net) (20.Jan.2015)
- ↑ Meyrick, E. 1909b. Descriptions of Transvaal Micro-Lepidoptera. - Annals of the Transvaal Museum 2(1):1–28, pls. 1–8. Plate VIII, fig.06
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