Orange-headed Epicallima Moth - Epicallima argenticinctella

This moth was so fast! It was scurrying all over my glass doors :)

Total length: ~5 mm. Yellow/orange forewing has a brown basal area and shading in the subterminal area . Silver lines are slightly bent.

Habitat: Attracted to a light in a semi-rural area

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Ferdy Christant

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Crazy beautiful, what a gem :) Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks Ferdy! I have yet to get a good shot of this species because they are fast...like cockroaches....mothroaches. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    Heh, I'm sure you'll get another try one day! Posted 6 years ago

The Orange-headed Callima Moth

"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. The habitat consists of deciduous forests.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young