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Antispila argentifera

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Antispila argentifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Antispila
Species:
A. argentifera
Binomial name
Antispila argentifera
Braun, 1927

Antispila argentifera is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927.[1] It is found in North America, including Ontario.

The larvae feed on birch species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Antispila argentifera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Tracks & Sign of Insects & Other Invertebrates