Semioscopis merriccella

Semioscopis merriccella

''Semioscopis merriccella'' is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1902. It is found throughout the northern United States and southern Canada from the east to the west coast.
Semioscopis_merriccella  Geotagged,Semioscopis merriccella,United States,Winter

Appearance

The length of the forewings is 11–15 mm. The forewings are brown with a black band in the basal anterior region. Adults are on wing from mid-March to the end of May. There is probably one generation per year.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyDepressariidae
GenusSemioscopis
SpeciesS. merriccella