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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Mandibulate Archaic Moths (Micropterigoidea) » Mandibulate Archaic Moths (Micropterigidae) » Epimartyria » Goldcap Moss-eater Moth - Hodges#0001 (Epimartyria auricrinella)
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Goldcap Moss-eater Moth - Epimartyria auricrinella
Copyright © 2012 Karl Hillig

Goldcap Moss-eater Moth - Epimartyria auricrinella
Ballston Lake, Saratoga County, New York, USA
June 1, 2012
Size: ~ 6 mm
A beautiful little moth on Virginia creeper, in the middle of the day. ID help appreciated.

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Contributed by Karl Hillig on 1 June, 2012 - 8:55pm
Last updated 2 June, 2012 - 6:40am

Thanks to all
for the ID, and nice comments.
… Karl Hillig, 2 June, 2012 - 6:43am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.

Very nice!
… Maury J. Heiman, 2 June, 2012 - 12:53am login or register to post comments

Wonder if it might be
Moth #0001 – Epimartyria auricrinella – Goldcap Moss-eater Moth??
On MPG here
We'll be interested to see what the experts have to say.
… john and jane balaban, 1 June, 2012 - 9:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
The very last entry in Peterson's Field Guide.
… Karl Hillig, 1 June, 2012 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Reading from the Back?
0001 - Epimartyria auricrinella. Very nice photos. You might want to change size to ~ 6mm overall length. Forewing lengths vary from about 4.2 - 5.6 mm according to a recent paper published at ZooKeys.
… Bob Patterson, 1 June, 2012 - 10:12pm login or register to post comments

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