Species Eudarcia simulatricella - Hodges#0278

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Tiny Black & white moth - Eudarcia simulatricella

black & white moth - Eudarcia simulatricella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Tineoidea (Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths)

Family Meessiidae

Genus Eudarcia

Species simulatricella (Eudarcia simulatricella - Hodges#0278)

Hodges Number

0278

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eudarcia simulatricella Clemens, 1860

Size

Wingspan: 8-9 mm (1).

Identification

"Head brownish ochreous. Palpi pale yellowish. Antennae ochreous, annulated with dark brown. Forewings a rich dark chocolate brown with a faint purple lustre. A white fascia at one-third, a white costal spot about the middle, a similar dorsal spot opposite and a trifle beyond the middle, a curved costal spot before the apex. Cilia brown, white about the apex and correspondingly to the dorsal spot. Hindwings brownish fuscous; cilia concolorous. Underside of wings brown with considerable lustre. Legs yellowish fuscous" (1).

Range

Records from Maryland (2) (3), Kentucky (2), New Hampshire (2), and Pennsylvania. Dietz (1905) lists the range to include "Atlantic states" (1).

Season

Records from March to July (2), ?December (2).

See Also

Eudarcia eunitariaeella

Print References

Clemens, B. 1860. Contributions to American Lepidopterology. No. 3. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 12: 11

Dietz, W.G. 1905. Revision of the genera and species of the Tineid subfamilies Amydriinae and Tineinae inhabiting North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 31: 75. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the genera and species of the tineid subfamilies Amydriinae and Tineinae inhabiting North America Wm. G. Dietz. 1905. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 31: 1-96.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 17 August, 2016 - 4:31pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 8 January, 2017 - 6:03pm

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