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Antispila metallella

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Species of moth

Antispila metallella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Antispila
Species: A. metallella
Binomial name
Antispila metallella
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Tinea metallella Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Tinea pfeifferella Hubner, 1813
  • Antispila pfeifferella

Antispila metallella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It is found from Scandinavia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Romania and from Great Britain to Russia.

A mined dogwood leaf
Larva

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. Adults are bronzy metallic with paler metallic markings. They are on wing in May.

The larvae feed on Cornus alba, Cornus mas and Cornus sanguinea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from July to August.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Ukmoths
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
Taxon identifiers
Antispila metallella


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