Antispila aristarcha | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Heliozelidae |
Genus: | Antispila |
Species: | A. aristarcha
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Binomial name | |
Antispila aristarcha
Meyrick, 1916
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Antispila aristarcha is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. [1] It is found in India.
The wingspan is 4–5 mm. The forewings are dark bronzy-fuscous. The basal fourth of the wing is shining purplish-coppery. The markings are silvery-metallic. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Vitis species. [2] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a transparent blotch. Many larvae are found on a single leaf.