Harrisina metallica
Harrisina metallica, the western grapeleaf skeletonizer, is a species of moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in the Southwestern United States, from California to Texas, north to Colorado and Utah and in northern Mexico.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Harrisina |
| Species: | H. metallica |
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| Harrisina metallica (Stretch, 1885) | |
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The wingspan is 22–30 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October depending on the location.
The larvae feed on grapes and species of Parthenocissus.
A group of Harrisina metallica larvae skeletonizing a leaf
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