New-genus-2020
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Aspilanta argentifera
Aspilanta argentifera is a minute moth in the family Heliozelidae, originally described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927 and transferred from Antispila to the new genus Aspilanta in 2020 based on molecular phylogenetics. The species is restricted to eastern North America and is a leaf miner whose larvae feed exclusively on plants in the family Myricaceae. Adults have distinctive silvery-white markings on dark brown forewings.