Ornarantia dyari

Ornarantia dyari
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Ornarantia
Species: O. dyari
Binomial name
Ornarantia dyari
(Busck, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Hemerophila dyari Busck, 1900

Ornarantia dyari is a moth in the Choreutidae family. It was described by Busck in 1900. It is found in Florida[1] and on the Bahamas.

The length of the forewings is 6.2 mm for males and 7.7 m for females. The basal half of the forewings is brown with tan-tipped scales. The midwing has white fascia, while the apical half is mostly white. The hindwings are fuscous with tan-brown streaks. Adults are on wing in January, March and April in Florida and in July in the Bahamas.[2]

The larvae feed on Ficus species. They skeletonize the leaves of their host plant.[3]

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