Amphixystis anchiala

Description

Amphixystis anchiala is a moth of the family Tineidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909 and is found in South Africa and Madagascar. This species has a wingspan of 13mm, the forewings are dark fuscous with a rather broad whitish-ochreous dorsal stripe from base to apex. In general appearance it is similar to Amphixystis cymataula (Meyrick, 1926) from Zimbabwe, from which it an be distinct by genitalia examination only. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Euphorbia resinifera.