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