Epimartyria pardella explained

Epimartyria pardella is a species of moth belonging to the Micropterigidae family.^[1] It was described by Walsingham, Lord Thomas de Grey, in 1880.^[2] Its wingspan is 10–11 mm with a metallic brown forewing featuring three distinctive gold spots. Adults are on wing from early May to mid July and are day active.^[3] The larvae feed on liverworts, including Conocephalum conicum and Pellia species^[4] and take about two years to fully develop.

The species is found in southern Oregon and north-western California.

External links

• mothphotographersgroup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tuskes. Paul. THE LIFE HISTORY AND BEHAVIOR OF EPIMARTYRIA PARDELLA (MICROPTERIGIDAE). Peabody Yale.
2. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110807215945/http://peabody.research.yale.edu//jls/pdfs/1980s/1984/1984-38(1)40-Tuskes.pdf The Life History and Behaviour of Epimartyria pardella
4. https://www.pensoft.net/inc/journals/download.php?fileId=4317&fileTable=J_GALLEYS A review of the North American genus Epimartyria (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae) with a discussion of the larval plastron