Antispila nysaefoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Antispila
Species:
A. nysaefoliella
Binomial name
Antispila nysaefoliella
Synonyms
  • Antispila nyssaefoliella

Antispila nysaefoliella (tupelo leafminer moth) is a species of moth of the family Heliozelidae. 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 larva feeds with its dorsal side facing the lower leaf surface.[2] Low (2008) observed that the larvae are able to make sounds using sclerotized structures on their dorsum and tail.[2] 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.[3] Larvae can be found from late August to early September.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. 1 2 Low, Candace (2008). "Seismic Behaviors of a Leafminer, Antispila nysaefoliella (Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae)". Florida Entomologist. 91 (4): 604–609. doi:10.1653/0015-4040-91.4.604.
  3. ↑ Low, Candace. "Natural History of the Tupelo Leafminer". Cornell University. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.


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