Epicallima argenticinctella
Appearance
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 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](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Orange-headed_Epicallima_%28Callima_argenticinctella%29.jpg/220px-Orange-headed_Epicallima_%28Callima_argenticinctella%29.jpg)
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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