Epimartyria pardella
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Micropterigidae |
| Genus: | Epimartyria |
| Species: | E. pardella |
| Binomial name | |
| Epimartyria pardella Walsingham, 1880 | |
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Epimartyria pardella is a species of moth belonging to the family Micropterigidae. It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1880.[1] It is found in northernOregon 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.[2]
The larvae feed on liverworts, including Conocephalum conicum and Pellia species[3] and take about two years to fully develop.