Antispila uenoi

Antispila uenoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Heliozelidae
Genus:Antispila
Species: A. uenoi
Binomial name
Antispila uenoi
Kuroko, 1987

Antispila uenoi is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Kuroko in 1987. It is found in Japan.[1] In 2018, the species was found from China.[2]

The larvae feed on Vitis coignetiae and Vitis labruscana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Antispila uenoi". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. "The leaf-mining genus Antispila Hübner, 1825 feeding on Vitaceae in Shandong Peninsula, China with one new species". Zookeys. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. Antispila oinophylla new species (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae), a new North American grapevine leafminer invading Italian vineyards: taxonomy, DNA barcodes and life cycle


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