Epimartyria pardella
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| Epimartyria pardella | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Epimartyria |
| Species: | E. pardella
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| Epimartyria pardella Walsingham, 1880
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Epimartyria pardella is a species of moth belonging to the Micropterigidae family.[1] It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1880.[2] Its wingspan is 10–11 mm with a metallic brown forewing featuring three distinctive yellow spots. Adults are on wing from early May to mid July and are diurnal.[1][3] The larvae feed on liverworts, including Conocephalum conicum and Pellia species[4] and take about two years to fully develop.
The species is found in southern Oregon and north-western California.
References
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- ^ The Life History and Behaviour of Epimartyria pardella
- ^ A review of the North American genus Epimartyria (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae) with a discussion of the larval plastron
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