Semioscopis merriccella

Semioscopis merriccella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Semioscopis
Species:	S. merriccella
Binomial name
	Semioscopis merriccella; Dyar, 1902
Synonyms
	Semioscopis merrickella Meyrick, 1922;

Semioscopis merriccella is a species of moth of the Depressariidae family. 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.^[2]

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.

References

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

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[1] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

[2] University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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