Aristaea onychota

Description

Aristaea onychota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa and Zambia. The larvae feed on Lantana camara, Lantana rugosa, Lippia asperifolia and Lippia javanica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, oblong, semi-transparent, tentiform mine on the upper side of the leaf.