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Epicallima argenticinctella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Oecophoridae
Genus:	Epicallima
Species:	E. argenticinctella
Binomial name
Epicallima argenticinctella (Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
Callima argenticinctella Clemens, 1860

Epicallima argenticinctella, the orange-headed epicallima moth, is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Kansas and Texas. The habitat consists of deciduous forests.

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. The forewings are yellowish-orange with a silvery black-margined line along the basal margin from the fold to the basal angle. There is a similar line from the basal third of the inner margin to the costa. The basal area between these lines is deep reddish orange. The hindwings are fuscous. Adults are on wing from April to October.

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. Microleps.Org
3. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 12: 167 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
4. Bug Guide

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