Antispila isorrhythma

Antispila isorrhythma is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1926. It is found in India.[1]

Antispila isorrhythma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Antispila
Species:
A. isorrhythma
Binomial name
Antispila isorrhythma
Meyrick, 1926

The wingspan is about 4 mm. The forewings are grey, irrorated with blackish. The markings are shining white. The hindwings are pale grey.

The larvae feed on Vitis species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Antispila isorrhythma". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. Antispila oinophylla new species (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae), a new North American grapevine leafminer invading Italian vineyards: taxonomy, DNA barcodes and life cycle This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.


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