Semioscopis inornata

Semioscopis inornata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Semioscopis
Species: S. inornata
Binomial name
Semioscopis inornata
Walsingham, 1882[1]

The Dull Flatbody Moth (Semioscopis inornata) is a species of moth of the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1882. It is found throughout Canada and northern United States.[2]

The length of the forewings is 10.5–15 mm. The forewings are bluish-gray. Adults are on wing from early April to the end of May in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Populus tremuloides, Populus grandidentata, Populus balsamifera and Salix species. They roll the leaves of their host plant.

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