Amblyptila cynanchi

(Amblyptila cynanchi)

Description

Amblyptila cynanchi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa. The larvae feed on Cynanchum ellipticum and Cynanchum obtusifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, irregularly rounded or oval, transparent, whitish blotch-mine.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Gracillariidae
Genus:Amblyptila
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