Antispila metallella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It is found from Scandinavia to the Pyrenees, Alps and Romania and from Great Britain to Russia.
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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. metallella
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| Antispila metallella | |
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The wingspan is 8–9 mm. Adults are bronzy metallic with paler metallic markings. They are on wing in May.[2]
The larvae feed on Cornus alba, Cornus mas and Cornus sanguinea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] Larvae can be found from July to August.
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Ukmoths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-07-19. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
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