Amphixystis anchiala

Amphixystis anchiala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Hieroxestinae
Genus: Amphixystis
Species: A. anchiala
Binomial name
Amphixystis anchiala
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Gephyristis anchiala Meyrick, 1909
  • Oinophila certa Meyrick, 1918
  • Gephyristis oxystyla Meyrick, 1911

Amphixystis anchiala is a moth of the Tineidae family. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1909 and is found in South Africa and Madagascar.[1]

This species has a wingspan of 13mm, the forewings are dark fuscous with a rather broad whitish-ochreous dorsal stripe from base to apex.[2]

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Euphorbia resinifera.

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