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Species Lepidotarphius perornatella - Hodges#2346.5

back to front mimic moth - Lepidotarphius perornatella

Unknown Insect/Moth - Lepidotarphius perornatella - male

Heliodinidae sun moth? - Lepidotarphius perornatella

Lepidotarphius perornatella - first Michigan record possibly - Lepidotarphius perornatella

Unknown bug found in Rural Central Illinois - Lepidotarphius perornatella

Pennsylvania Moth - Lepidotarphius perornatella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)

Family Glyphipterigidae (Sedge and False Diamondback Moths)

Subfamily Glyphipteriginae (Sedge Moths)

Genus Lepidotarphius

Species perornatella (Lepidotarphius perornatella - Hodges#2346.5)

Hodges Number

2346.5

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864)

Size

FWL: 13 to 18 mm (Arita & Heppner 1992).

Identification

"Lepidotarphius perornatella can be easily distinguished from any other described species of North American micromoth by the metallic blue-green coloration of the head, thorax and basal three-fifths of the forewings, and the bright orange distal two-fifths of the forewing" (1).

Range

In North America, this species was documented in 2017 from a single site in Iowa.(1) Subsequent images submitted to BugGuide extend the known range of this adventive species to WI and IL as of 2019.

Habitat

Near the edges of ponds and streams where their host plant grows (1).

Food

Acorus spp.

Print References

Arita, Y., Heppner, J.B. 1992. Sedge Moths of Taiwan (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae). Tropical Lepidoptera, 3(2): 1–40.

Austin, K.A.; Nazari, V.; Landry, J.-F.; Johnson, S.R. 2017. "Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864) (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) new to North America". News of The Lepidopterists’ Society, 59(4): 182-184 (1).

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.	Lepidotarphius perornatella (Walker, 1864) (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae) new to North America Kyhl A. Austin, Vazrick Nazari, Jean-François Landry, Stephen R. Johnson. 2017. News of The Lepidopterists’ Society, 59(4): 182-184.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 20 August, 2017 - 7:29pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Blocky
Last updated 10 December, 2019 - 9:56am

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