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Antispila aristarcha

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Antispila aristarcha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Antispila
Species:
A. aristarcha
Binomial name
Antispila aristarcha
Meyrick, 1916

Antispila aristarcha is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916.[1] It is found in India.

The wingspan is 4–5 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy-fuscous. The basal fourth of the wing is shining purplish-coppery. The markings are silvery-metallic. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Vitis species.[2] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a transparent blotch. Many larvae are found on a single leaf.

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Antispila aristarcha​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Antispila oinophylla new species (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae), a new North American grapevine leafminer invading Italian vineyards: taxonomy, DNA barcodes and life cycle This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.