Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Micropterigidae Scientific name Epimartyria pardella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Epimartyria Rank Species | |
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Similar Epimartyria bimaculella, Epimartyria auricrinella, Sthenopis argenteomaculatus, Eriocrania semipurpurella, Micropterix calthella | ||
Epimartyria pardella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1880. It is found in northern Oregon and north-western California.
The wingspan is 10–11 mm. The forewing is metallic brown with three distinctive gold spots. Adults are on wing from early May to mid July and are day active.
The larvae feed on liverworts, including Conocephalum conicum and Pellia species and take about two years to fully develop.
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