Semioscopis packardella

Semioscopis packardella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Semioscopis
Species: S. packardella
Binomial name
Semioscopis packardella
(Clemens, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Enicostoma packardella Clemens, 1863
  • Epigraphia eruditella Grote, 1880

Packard's Concealer Moth or Packard's Flatbody Moth (Semioscopis packardella) is a species of moth of the Oecophoridae family. It was described by Clemens in 1863. It is found in central Alberta, southern Quebec, Manitoba, California, Idaho and Oregon and from New Jersey to Ohio.[2]

The wingspan is 10-13.5 mm. The forewings are brown with a distinct black band in the discal cell region. Adults are on wing from April to May.

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