Heliozela anna

Heliozela anna, the jamun leaf miner, is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Thomas Bainbrigge Fletcher in 1920.[1] It is found in India, including Bengal.

Jamun leaf miner
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H. anna
Binomial name
Heliozela anna
Synonyms
  • Antispila anna T. B. Fletcher, 1920

The larvae feed on Syzygium cumini. 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 anna". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. Joshi, R. C.; Rao, P. Kameswara; Ali, Mir Hamid (April 20, 1981). "Preliminary Studies on Jamun Leaf Miner (Antispila anna Meyr.) With Two New Parasite Records". Current Science. 50 (8): 373–374.


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