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Antispila aurirubra

Wikipedia Abstract

Antispila aurirubra is a moth of the Heliozelidae family. It was described by Braun in 1915. It is found in California. The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The thorax and forewings are lustrous and of varying colour, according to the direction of light ranging from greenish golden to a brilliant reddish bronze. The hindwings are dark gray, but purple toward the apex. The larvae feed on Cornus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a brownish blotch.
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Prey / Diet

Cornus sericea (redosier dogwood)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0