Amphixystis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Tineidae
- Genus
- Amphixystis
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Amphixystis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Amphixystis
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 (Meyrick, 1910) that feeds on Pandanus montanus (Pandanaceae).
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Parent Taxon
Child Taxa
- Amphixystis aethalopis
- Amphixystis anachoreta
- Amphixystis anchiala
- Amphixystis antongilella
- Amphixystis aromaticella
- Amphixystis artiphanes
- Amphixystis beverrasella
- Amphixystis canthopa
- Amphixystis certa
- Amphixystis chrysodora
- Amphixystis cincinnata
- Amphixystis colubrina
- Amphixystis commatias
- Amphixystis copidora
- Amphixystis crobylora
- Amphixystis crocinacma
- Amphixystis crypsirias
- Amphixystis cyanodesma
- Amphixystis cymataula
- Amphixystis divulsa
- Amphixystis ensifera
- Amphixystis epirota
- Amphixystis fragosa
- Amphixystis fricata
- Amphixystis glomerata
- Amphixystis guttata
- Amphixystis hapsimacha
- Amphixystis herbulotella
- Amphixystis hermatias
- Amphixystis heteroclina
- Amphixystis hydrochalca
- Amphixystis ichnora
- Amphixystis irenica
- Amphixystis islamella
- Amphixystis lactiflua
- Amphixystis ligyropa
- Amphixystis magica
- Amphixystis minuta
- Amphixystis multipunctella
- Amphixystis nephalia
- Amphixystis oxystyla
- Amphixystis paroditella
- Amphixystis patelia
- Amphixystis pentacarpa
- Amphixystis polystrigella
- Amphixystis rhodothicta
- Amphixystis rhothiaula
- Amphixystis rorida
- Amphixystis roseostrigella
- Amphixystis sciadocoma
- Amphixystis selacta
- Amphixystis serrata
- Amphixystis sicaria
- Amphixystis siccata
- Amphixystis spathistis
- Amphixystis syntricha
- Amphixystis tachygrapha
- Amphixystis tarsota
- Amphixystis taurus
- Amphixystis trixysta
- Amphixystis undosa
- Amphixystis zulella



























