Amphixystis syntricha ( MEYRICK, 1910 )

Bippus, Maik, 2016, New or poorly known Microlepidoptera from the Mascarenes (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae, Bedellidae, Batrachedridae, Carposinidae, Epermeniidae, Gelechiidae, Tineidae, Tortricidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 66 (2), pp. 347-370 : 351

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.21248/contrib.entomol.66.2.347-370.1910
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA46282A-EE02-0963-D4D5-1022FD29080C
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Amphixystis syntricha ( MEYRICK, 1910 )
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Amphixystis syntricha ( MEYRICK, 1910) View in CoL

This is a common species in natural habitats in Réunion. In February & March 2016 I bred eight specimens from larvae collected in La Réunion, La Montagne, alt. 900 m on Pandanus montanus BORY (Pandanaceae) .

Distribution: La Réunion, Mauritius, South Africa.

Wingspan: 13–14 mm; adult (plate 8: figs 34–35); male genitalia (plate 8: figs 38–38b); larva and pupa (plate 8: figs 36–37).

Hostplant: Pandanus montanus BORY (Pandanaceae) .