Biology:Antispila nysaefoliella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Antispila |
| Species: | A. nysaefoliella
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| Antispila nysaefoliella Clemens, 1860[1]
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Antispila nysaefoliella (tupelo leafminer moth) is a species of moth of the family Heliozelidae. It is found in south-eastern North America.
The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing in spring.
The larvae feed on Nyssa sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is blotch-shaped and tends to expand radially and typically becomes more oblong-shaped at later instars. The larva feeds with its dorsal side facing the lower leaf surface.[2] Low (2008) observed that the larvae are able to make sounds using sclerotized structures on their dorsum and tail.[2] The last instars form an oval-shaped double-sided shield by encasing themselves with silk between the upper and lower mine layers. They then cut the shield and descend into the leaf litter for pupation.[3] Larvae can be found from late August to early September.
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Low, Candace (2008). "Seismic Behaviors of a Leafminer, Antispila nysaefoliella (Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae)". Florida Entomologist 91 (4): 604-609. doi:10.1653/0015-4040-91.4.604.
- ↑ Low, Candace. "Natural History of the Tupelo Leafminer". http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/clow/tupeloleafminer.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q4775290 entry
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