Antispila nysaefoliella
| Antispila nysaefoliella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Antispila |
| Species: | A. nysaefoliella |
| Binomial name | |
| Antispila nysaefoliella Clemens, 1860[1] | |
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The tupelo leafminer moth (Antispila nysaefoliella) is a species of moth of the Heliozelidae family. It is found in south-eastern North America.
Damage
The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing in spring.
The larvae feed on Nyssa sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is blotch-shaped and tends to expand radially and typically becomes more oblong-shaped at later instars. The last instars form an oval-shaped double-sided shield by encasing themselves with silk between the upper and lower mine layers. They then cut the shield and descend into the leaf litter for pupation.[2] Larvae can be found from late August to early September.
References
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