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Diphtheroptila ochridorsellum

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Species of moth

Diphtheroptila ochridorsellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Diphtheroptila
Species: D. ochridorsellum
Binomial name
Diphtheroptila ochridorsellum
(Meyrick, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Coriscium ochridorsellum Meyrick, 1880
  • Diphtheroptila ochridorsella (Turner, 1940)

Diphtheroptila ochridorsellum is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.

The larvae feed on Glochidion ferdinandi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Diphtheroptila ochridorsellum


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