Walshia exemplata

Walshia exemplata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Walshia
Species: W. exemplata
Binomial name
Walshia exemplata
Hodges, 1961

Walshia exemplata is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1961. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland, Arkansas, Indiana, Ohio, West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana and Florida.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to September.

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