Liocrobyla tephrosiae

(Liocrobyla tephrosiae)

Description

Liocrobyla tephrosiae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa. The larvae feed on Tephrosia polystachya. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very irregular, semi-transparent blotch-mine without a gallery.

Taxonomic tree:

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