Aspilanta

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Aspilanta
Aspilanta oinophylla male.png
Adult male A. oinophylla
Aspilanta viticordifoliella female.png
Adult female A. viticordifoliella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Aspilanta
van Nieukerken & Eiseman, 2020
Type species
Antispila oinophylla
van Nieukerken & Wagner, 2012 [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Antispila ampelopsifoliella group van Nieukerken et al. 2012
  • Antispila “group II” Milla et al. 2019

Aspilanta is a genus of very small moths in the family Heliozelidae that is native to North America. The larvae are leaf miners. Most Aspilanta species feed on Vitaceae with the exception of A. hydrangaeella and A. argentifera , which feed on species of hydrangea and Myricaceae respectively. The name of the genus is a partial anagram of Antispila . [1] [2]

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Description

Adult Aspilanta moths are very small, with a wingspan between 4.0–6.2 mm (0.16–0.24 in) and forewings measuring 1.8–2.8 mm (0.071–0.110 in) long. The forewings are patterned with a series of pale metallic markings. They differ from Antispila species in having reduced wing venation. [1]

Eggs are inserted into the leaf tissue, typically near a vein or the leaf margin. The larvae are yellowish or whitish, usually with a dark brown head and prothorax. The leaf mine may start as a narrow linear mine that widens into a blotch or may start as a blotch, lacking a linear portion. All frass is deposited within the mine. When mature, the larvae cut out an elliptic case from the surface of their host leaf and descend to the ground to pupate. [1]

Species

This genus includes the following species: [1] [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Heliozelidae</span> Family of moths

The Heliozelidae, commonly known as shield-bearer moths, are a family of small, day flying monotrysian moths distributed worldwide. The larvae of most heliozelid species are leaf miners who cut distinctive shield-shaped cases from the surface of the host leaf, hence the common name. Some species are considered pests of commercial crops such as grapevines, cranberries, and walnuts. The taxonomy of this family is poorly understood.

<i>Cosmopterix</i> Genus of moths

Cosmopterix is a large genus of moth in the family Cosmopterigidae.

<i>Antispila isabella</i> Species of moth

Antispila isabella is a species of moth of the family Heliozelidae. It is found in Ontario, Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. However, research concludes that a complex of species is involved under this name.

Antispila corniella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Kuroko in 1961. It is found in Japan (Kyushu).

<i>Antispila aristarcha</i> Species of moth

Antispila aristarcha is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1916. It is found in India.

Antispila aurirubra is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1915. It is found in the US state of California.

Antispila cleyerella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae that is endemic to Japan.

Antispila isorrhythma is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in India.

<i>Holocacista salutans</i> Species of moth

Holocacista salutans is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921. It is found in Zimbabwe and the South African provinces of KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo.

<i>Antispila uenoi</i> Species of moth

Antispila uenoi is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Kuroko in 1987. It is found in Japan. In 2018, the species was found from China.

<i>Telamoptilia grewiae</i> Species of moth

Telamoptilia grewiae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in China (Tianjin).

<i>Holocacista capensis</i> Species of moth

Holocacista capensis is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by van Nieukerken and Geertsema in 2015. It is found in South Africa.

Antispila kunyuensis is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It is found in China.

<i>Aspilanta ampelopsifoliella</i> Species of moth

Aspilanta ampelopsifoliella is a species of moth in the family Heliozelidae. It is found in eastern North America. The larvae are leaf miners that feed on Virginia creeper and false Virginia creeper.

<i>Heliozela eugeniella</i> Species of moth

Heliozela eugeniella is a species of moth in the family Heliozelidae. It was described by August Busck in 1900 and is known only from Florida.

<i>Aspilanta argentifera</i> Species of moth

Aspilanta argentifera is a species of moth in the family Heliozelidae, first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927. It is found in eastern North America. The larvae are leaf miners that feed on several species of plant in the family Myricaceae.

<i>Aspilanta hydrangaeella</i> Species of moth

Aspilanta hydrangaeella is a species of moth in the family Heliozelidae. It is found in the United States. The larvae are leaf miners that feed on hydrangea plants.

<i>Aspilanta oinophylla</i> Species of moth

Aspilanta oinophylla is a species of moth in the family Heliozelidae. It is native to North America and is an introduced species in Italy. The larvae are leaf miners that feed on several species of Vitaceae, including commercially important species of grapevine.

<i>Aspilanta viticordifoliella</i> Species of moth

Aspilanta viticordifoliella is a species of moth in the family Heliozelidae. It is found in eastern North America. The larvae are leaf miners that feed on Virginia creeper, false Virginia creeper, and frost grape.

<i>Aspilanta voraginella</i> Species of moth

Aspilanta voraginella is a species of moth in the family Heliozelidae, first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927. It is found in the United States. The larvae are leaf miners that feed on Vitis arizonica.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 van Nieukerken, Erik J.; Eiseman, Charles S. (2020). "Splitting the leafmining shield-bearer moth genus Antispila Hübner (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae): North American species with reduced venation placed in Aspilanta new genus, with a review of heliozelid morphology". ZooKeys (957). Pensoft Publishers: 105–161. Bibcode:2020ZooK..957..105V. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.957.53908 . ISSN   1313-2970.
  2. 1 2 Eiseman, Charley (2020). "Genus Aspilanta". BugGuide . Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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