Epicallima argenticinctella
| Epicallima argenticinctella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Oecophoridae |
| Genus: | Epicallima |
| Species: | E. argenticinctella |
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| Epicallima argenticinctella (Clemens, 1860) | |
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Epicallima argenticinctella, the Orange-headed Epicallima Moth, is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. 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]
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]
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