Sceptea aequepulvella explained

Sceptea aequepulvella is a moth in the family Autostichidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1872. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.[1] [2]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are ocherous brown, heavily overlaid with black scales especially along the edges and towards the apex. At the end of the cell is a poorly defined blackish dot and on the middle of the fold is a similar dot. The hindwings are bluish fuscous.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Markku . Savela . Sceptea Walsingham, 1911 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 30, 2017.
  2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=1135 Moth Photographers Group
  3. https://archive.org/stream/journalofnewyork151907newy#page/138/mode/1up Description of Glyphidocera aberratella in Journal of the New York Entomological Society 15: 138