Antispila cornifoliella

Antispila cornifoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Antispila
Species: A. cornifoliella
Binomial name
Antispila cornifoliella
Clemens, 1860

Antispila cornifoliella is a moth of the Heliozelidae family. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Maryland, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Quebec.[1]

The larvae feed on Cornus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant,[2] typically in September[3]

In the larva, the head and shield are dark brown. Most of the rest of its body is white. For adults, the body is mostly dark brown, with purplish brown hind wings.[3]

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