Diphtheroptila brideliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Diphtheroptila
Species:
D. brideliae
Binomial name
Diphtheroptila brideliae
Vári, 1961[1]

Diphtheroptila brideliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Bridelia micrantha. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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