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Genus Aspilanta

St. Andrews Leaf miner on Parthenocissus quinquefolia SA49 2015 2 - Aspilanta Antispila emerging from Vitis leaves - Aspilanta oinophylla 17-acre wood leaf miner on Vitis sp. D838 2017 9 - Aspilanta oinophylla Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Parthenocissus quinquefolia D1734 Antispila 2019 1 - Aspilanta Leaf mine - Aspilanta ampelopsifoliella Wrightwood Park leaf miner on Vitis vulpina D2485 2020 6 - Aspilanta oinophylla Stagecoach Road leaf miner on Vitis sp. D2523 2020 0 - Aspilanta oinophylla Stagecoach Road leaf miner on Vitis sp. D2523 2020 3 - Aspilanta oinophylla
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Adeloidea (Fairy Moths and kin)
Family Heliozelidae (Shield Bearer Moths)
Genus Aspilanta
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Antispila ampelopsifoliella group (1)
Explanation of Names
Authors: van Nieukerken & Eiseman, 2020 (2)
An almost-anagram of Antispila.
Works Cited
1.Antispila oinophylla new species (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae), a new North American grapevine leafminer invading ...
E.J van Nieukerken, D. L. Wagner, M. Baldessari, L. Mazzon, G. Angeli, V. Girolami, C. Duso, C. Doorenweerd. 2012. ZooKeys 170: 29–77.
2.Splitting the leafmining shield-bearer moth genus Antispila Hübner (Lepidoptera, Heliozelidae)...
Erik J, van Nieukerken & Charles S. Eiseman. 2020. ZooKeys.