Epimartyria pardella

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.

Epimartyria pardella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Micropterigidae
Genus: Epimartyria
Species:
E. pardella
Binomial name
Epimartyria pardella
Synonyms
  • Micropteryx pardella Walsingham, 1880

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

References
  1. Tuskes, Paul. "THE LIFE HISTORY AND BEHAVIOR OF EPIMARTYRIA PARDELLA (MICROPTERIGIDAE)" (PDF). Peabody Yale.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epimartyria pardella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  3. The Life History and Behaviour of Epimartyria pardella
  4. A review of the North American genus Epimartyria (Lepidoptera, Micropterigidae) with a discussion of the larval plastron
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