Epicallima argenticinctella

Epicallima argenticinctella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Epicallima
Species:
E. argenticinctella
Binomial name
Epicallima argenticinctella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Callima argenticinctella Clemens, 1860

Epicallima argenticinctella, the orange-headed epicallima moth, is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Kansas and Texas.[1] The habitat consists of deciduous forests.[2]

Orange-headed Epicallima - Hodges#1046 (Callima argenticinctella) lateral view
Orange-headed Epicallima - Hodges#1046 (Callima argenticinctella) lateral view

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The forewings are yellowish-orange with a silvery black-margined line along the basal margin from the fold to the basal angle. There is a similar line from the basal third of the inner margin to the costa. The basal area between these lines is deep reddish orange. The hindwings are fuscous.[3] Adults are on wing from April to October.[4]

References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ Microleps.Org
  3. ^ Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12: 167 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Bug Guide


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