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Semioscopis packardella

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Semioscopis packardella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Semioscopis
Species:
S. packardella
Binomial name
Semioscopis packardella
(Clemens, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Enicostoma packardella Clemens, 1863
  • Epigraphia eruditella Grote, 1880

Packard's concealer moth or Packard's flatbody moth (Semioscopis packardella) is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1863. It is found in North America in central Alberta, southern Quebec, Manitoba, California, Idaho and Oregon and from New Jersey to Ohio.[2]

The wingspan is 10-13.5 mm. The forewings are brown with a distinct black band in the discal cell region. Adults are on wing from April to May.

References

  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. ^ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum


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