Antispila distyliella

Antispila distyliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Heliozelidae
Genus:	Antispila
Species:	A. distyliella
Binomial name
	Antispila distyliella; Lee, Hirowatari & Kuroko, 2006

Antispila distyliella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It is found on the Ryukyu Islands in Japan.

The length of the forewings is 3.1–3.8 millimetres (0.12–0.15 in). The forewings are dark fuscous with purple reflections and two silver-white dorsal spots with metallic reflections. The hindwings are pale fuscous with metallic reflections. Adults emerge from early to mid June.

The larvae feed on Distylium racemosum. They mine into a blade of the host plant. Initially, the mine has the form of a tortuous linear mine on the palisade layer. Later, it becomes a full-depth blotch mine. Full-grown larvae make a case using epidermal layers by cutting the leaf. They seal the case and drop to the ground. Pupation takes place in the case. Larvae can be found from late March to early April.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet is derived from the generic name of the host plant, D. racemosum.

References

Bong-woo Lee; Toshiya Hirowatari; Hiroshi Kuroko (November 2006). "A New Species of Antispila (Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae) from the Ryukyus, Japan, with Descriptions of Immature Stages". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. BioOne. 99 (6): 1019–1027. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[1019:ANSOAL]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0013-8746.

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[1] Bong-woo Lee; Toshiya Hirowatari; Hiroshi Kuroko (November 2006). "A New Species of Antispila (Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae) from the Ryukyus, Japan, with Descriptions of Immature Stages". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. BioOne. 99 (6): 1019–1027. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[1019:ANSOAL]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0013-8746.