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Genus of moths
Amphixystis is a
genus of
moths belonging to the
family
Tineidae. The family was first described by
Edward Meyrick in 1901.
[3]
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)
[4] and
Amphixystis syntricha (Meyrick, 1910) that feeds on
Pandanus montanus (Pandanaceae).
[5]
Species
Some species of this genus are:
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Amphixystis aethalopis (Meyrick, 1930) (from Mauritius)
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Amphixystis anachoreta (Meyrick, 1921) (from Zimbabwe)
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Amphixystis anchiala (Meyrick, 1909) (from South Africa and Madagascar)
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Amphixystis antiloga (Meyrick, 1915) (from Australia)
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Amphixystis antongilella (Viette, 1955) (from Madagascar)
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Amphixystis aromaticella (Viette, 1957) (from Réunion and Madagascar)
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Amphixystis artiphanes (Meyrick, 1915) (Sri Lanka)
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Amphixystis beverrasella (Legrand, 1966) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis canthopa (Meyrick, 1924) (from Mauritius)
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Amphixystis chrysodora (Meyrick, 1924) (from Mauritius)
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Amphixystis cincinnata (Meyrick, 1915) (Sri Lanka)
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Amphixystis colubrina (Meyrick, 1914) (from Malawi)
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Amphixystis commatias (Meyrick, 1915) (Sri Lanka)
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Amphixystis copidora (Meyrick, 1915) (Sri Lanka)
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Amphixystis crobylora (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis crocinacma (Meyrick, 1930) (from Mauritius)
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Amphixystis crypsirias (Meyrick, 1930) (from Mauritius)
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Amphixystis cymataula (Meyrick, 1926) (from Zimbabwe)
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Amphixystis cyanodesma (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis ensifera (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis epirota (Meyrick, 1914) (from Malawi)
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Amphixystis fragosa (Meyrick, 1910) (from Mauritius)
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Amphixystis fricata (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles & Madagascar)
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Amphixystis glomerata (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis guttata Bippus, 2020 (from Réunion)
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Amphixystis gyracma (Meyrick, 1915) (India)
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Amphixystis hapsimacha Meyrick, 1901 (from New Zealand)
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Amphixystis herbulotella (Viette, 1955) (from Madagascar)
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Amphixystis hermatias (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis heteroclina (Meyrick, 1915) (Sri Lanka)
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Amphixystis hydrochalca (Meyrick, 1930) (from Mauritius)
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Amphixystis hypolampes (Turner, 1923) (from Australia)
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Amphixystis ichnora (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis irenica (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphiyxstis islamella (Turati, 1927) (Libya, Oman, Yemen)
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Amphixystis lactiflua (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis ligyropa (Meyrick, 1915) (Sri Lanka)
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Amphixystis maillardella (Viette, 1957) (from Réunion)
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Amphixystis maroccana Gaedike, 2009 (from Maroccos)
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Amphixystis multipunctella (Legrand, 1966) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis minuta Gaedicke, 2014 (from Yemen)
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Amphixystis nephalia (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis oxymoris (Meyrick, 1916) (India)
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Amphixystis paroditella (Viette, 1957) (from Réunion)
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Amphixystis patelia Bippus, 2020 (from Réunion)
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Amphixystis polystrigella (Legrand, 1966) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis protelesta (Meyrick, 1915) (India)
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Amphixystis rhodothicta (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis rhothiaula (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis rorida (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis rotata (Meyrick, 1915) (India)
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Amphixystis roseostrigella (Legrand, 1966) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis sciadocoma (Meyrick, 1924) (from Mauritius)
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Amphixystis selacta (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis serrata (Meyrick, 1914) (from Mauritius, Reunion & Malawi)
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Amphixystis sicaria (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphixystis siccata (Meyrick, 1910) (from Mauritius)
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Amphixystis spathistis (Meyrick, 1930) (from Mauritius)
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Amphixystis syntricha (Meyrick, 1910) (from Réunion, Mauritius & South Africa)
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Amphixystis tachygrapha (Meyrick, 1915) (Sri Lanka)
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Amphixystis tarsota (Meyrick, 1911) (from the Seychelles)
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Amphiyxstis taurus Gaedicke, 2014 (from Yemen)
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Amphixystis thapsonota (Meyrick, 1915) (India)
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Amphixystis trixysta (Meyrick, 1910) (from Mauritius)
References
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Meyrick, 1901.
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^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018).
"Amphixystis Meyrick, 1901". Afromoths. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
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Global Taxonomic Database of Tineidae
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HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
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Bippus, 2016. New or poorly known Microlepidoptera from the Mascarenes (Lepidoptera: Autostichidae, Bedellidae, Batrachedridae, Carposinidae, Eperminiidae, Gelechiidae, Tineidae, Tortricidae) Beitr. Ent. 66 (2) : 347-370