Aspilanta argentifera

Aspilanta argentifera
Holotype specimen of A. argentifera
Adult female A. argentifera
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Heliozelidae
Genus: Aspilanta
Species:
A. argentifera
Binomial name
Aspilanta argentifera
(Braun, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Antispila argentifera Braun, 1927

Aspilanta argentifera is a species of moth in the family Heliozelidae, first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927. It is found in eastern North America. The larvae are leaf miners that feed on several species of plant in the family Myricaceae.

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