Antispila iviella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Kuroko in 1961. It is found in Japan (Yakushima).
| Antispila iviella | |
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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. iviella
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| Binomial name | |
| Antispila iviella Kuroko, 1961
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The wingspan is 5–6 mm.[1] Adults appear in July.
The larvae feed on Parthenocissus tricuspidata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae have been recorded at the end of October.
References
edit- ^ Kuroko, Hiroshi, 1961: The genus Antispila from Japan, with descriptions of seven new species (Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae). Esakia 3: 11-24. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
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