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Antispila eugeniella

Synonyms: Heliozela eugeniella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Antispila eugeniella is a moth of the Heliozelidae family. It was described by Busck in 1900. It is found in Florida. The wingspan is 3.8 mm. The palpi, face, head, thorax and forewings are shining dark purple. There is a golden metallic fascia on the middle of the forewing. The hindwings are dark gray with metallic reflections. The larvae feed on Eugenia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an upper blotch mine. When full-grown it cuts out an oval case which falls to the ground.
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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