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Pleiomorpha homotypa

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Pleiomorpha homotypa
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P. homotypa
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Pleiomorpha homotypa
Vári, 1961[1]

Pleiomorpha homotypa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in South Africa.[2]

The larvae feed on Diospyros lycioides. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small, oblong, transparent, tentiform mine along the mid-rib.

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