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Aspilanta argentifera

210084.00 — 0242 — Aspilanta argentifera (Braun, 1927)

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Myrica pensylvanica

Myrica pensylvanica

Life History

The larva forms a blotch mine and cuts out an oval which falls to the ground and serves as the pupal chamber.

Identification

Identified by rearing

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Species Page at BugGuide
  • Van Nieukerken, E.J. & C.S. Eiseman, 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: 105-161.

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Aspilanta argentifera

    Abundance data late May to early October