Aristaea onychota is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nigeria, Réunion,[2] São Tomé and Príncipe, South Africa and Zambia.[3]
Aristaea onychota | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Aristaea |
Species: | A. onychota |
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Aristaea onychota (Meyrick, 1908)[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Lantana camara, Lantana rugosa, Lippia asperifolia and Lippia javanica.[3] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a moderate, oblong, semi-transparent, tentiform mine on the upper side of the leaf.
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