Biology:Antispila aristarcha
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Short description: Species of moth
Antispila aristarcha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Heliozelidae |
Genus: | Antispila |
Species: | A. aristarcha
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Binomial name | |
Antispila aristarcha Meyrick, 1916
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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
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Antispila aristarcha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=135554.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q4775266 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antispila aristarcha.
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