Diphtheroptila
Encyclopedia
Diphtheroptila is a genus of moth
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Species
- Diphtheroptila brideliaeDiphtheroptila brideliaeDiphtheroptila brideliae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa.The larvae feed on Bridelia micrantha. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Vári, 1961 - Diphtheroptila ochridorsellumDiphtheroptila ochridorsellumDiphtheroptila ochridorsellum is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales.The larvae feed on Glochidion ferdinandi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(Meyrick, 1880) - Diphtheroptila oxylogaDiphtheroptila oxylogaDiphtheroptila oxyloga is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.The larvae feed on Bridelia species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
(Meyrick, 1928)