Epicallima argenticinctella

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]

Epicallima argenticinctella
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E. argenticinctella
Binomial name
Epicallima argenticinctella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Callima argenticinctella Clemens, 1860

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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