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Harrisina metallica

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Harrisina metallica
Adult
Larva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Harrisina
Species:
H. metallica
Binomial name
Harrisina metallica
(Stretch, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Harrisina brillians
  • Harrisina elongata
  • Harrisina tessacens

Harrisina metallica, the western grapeleaf skeletonizer, is a species of moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in the Southwestern United States, from California to Texas, north to Colorado and Utah and in northern Mexico.

The wingspan is 22–30 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on grapes and species of Parthenocissus.

A group of Harrisina metallica larvae skeletonizing a leaf