Antispila distyliella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It is found on the Ryukyu Islands in Japan.
| Antispila distyliella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Antispila |
| Species: | A. distyliella
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| Binomial name | |
| Antispila distyliella Lee, Hirowatari & Kuroko, 2006
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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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Wikispecies has information related to Antispila distyliella.
- ^ 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.
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