Antispila kunyuensis

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Antispila kunyuensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Antispila
Species:
A. kunyuensis
Binomial name
Antispila kunyuensis
Wang, Liu, Xu, Jiang, 2018

Antispila kunyuensis is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It is found in China (Shandong Peninsula).

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Etymology

The specific name kunyuensis is due to type locality of the new species, Mount Kunyu. [1]

Description

The wingspan is 1.7–2.1 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous with strong reddish reflection. Two pairs of opposite triangular silvery spots found on costa and dorsum. Costal spot of inner pair. cilia unicolorous. The hindwings are dark gray with dark cilia. Dorsal part of abdomen is dark gray, whereas ventral part is yellowish gray. Antennae dark fuscous, legs grey, and thorax dark fuscous. [1]

The larvae feed on Ampelopsis humulifolia . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Wang, N.; Liu, T.; Xu, J.; Jiang, B. (2018-03-19). "The leaf-mining genus Antispila Hübner, 1825 feeding on Vitaceae in Shandong Peninsula, China with one new species". ZooKeys (744): 49–65. doi:10.3897/zookeys.744.22421. PMC   5904523 . PMID   29670444 . Retrieved 3 April 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)