Epicallima icterinella

Epicallima icterinella

"Epicallima icterinella" is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in Croatia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, as well as on Crete and Cyprus. Outside of Europe, it is found in Asia Minor and Syria.
Epicallima icterinella I joined some moth experts in a "light trap" - white sheets and a light that attracts all kind of bugs in the night. then this guy came.... A really beautiful but very miniscule moth - it is about 2-3 mm long. I didn't really see the colors live. only when enlarging on my pc... Epicallima icterinella,Geotagged,Israel,Summer

Appearance

The ground colour of the forewings is golden yellow with a violet wing margin and orange-yellow scales. The hindwings are dark grey.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyOecophoridae
GenusEpicallima
SpeciesE. icterinella
Photographed in
Israel