Liocrobyla tephrosiae
| Liocrobyla tephrosiae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Liocrobyla |
| Species: | L. tephrosiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Liocrobyla tephrosiae Vári, 1961[1] | |
Liocrobyla tephrosiae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa.[2]
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.