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Amphixystis

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Amphixystis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The family was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1901.

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyTineidae

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Amphixystis is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. The family was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1901.

Hostplant records are only known for 2 species of this genus: Amphixystis anchiala had been recorded feeding on Euphorbia resinifera, Citrullus colocynthis (Cucurbitaceae), Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea rotundata (Dioscoreaceae) and Amphixystis syntricha that feeds on Pandanus montanus (Pandanaceae).

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