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Antispila distyliella

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Antispila distyliella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Antispila
Species:
A. distyliella
Binomial name
Antispila distyliella
Lee, Hirowatari & Kuroko, 2006

Antispila distyliella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It is found on the Ryukyu Islands in Japan.

The length of the forewings is 3.1–3.8 millimetres (0.12–0.15 in). Adults emerge from early to mid June.

The larvae feed on Distylium racemosum. Larvae can be found from late March to early April.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Bong-woo Lee; Toshiya Hirowatari; Hiroshi Kuroko (November 2006). "A New Species of Antispila (Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae) from the Ryukyus, Japan, with Descriptions of Immature Stages". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 99 (6). BioOne: 1019–1027. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2006)99[1019:ANSOAL]2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0013-8746.