Epimartyria pardella

Epimartyria pardella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Epimartyria
Species: E. pardella
Binomial name
Epimartyria pardella
Walsingham, 1880
Synonyms
  • Micropteryx pardella Walsingham, 1880

Epimartyria pardella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1880.[1] It is found in northern Oregon and north-western California.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewing is metallic brown with three distinctive gold spots. Adults are on wing from early May to mid July and are day active.[2]

The larvae feed on liverworts, including Conocephalum conicum and Pellia species[3] and take about two years to fully develop.

References

  1. ↑ Epimartyria pardella at The Global Lepidoptera Names Index.
  2. ↑ The Life History and Behaviour of Epimartyria pardella
  3. ↑ A review of the North American genus Epimartyria (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae) with a discussion of the larval plastron

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