Epicallima argenticinctella (Clemens, 1860)
Family: Oecophoridae
Subfamily: Oecophorinae
Identification: Each antenna ringed with black and white scales. Forewing orange, including fringe; lines white, edged with black. Note white reniform spot at costa. Brown basal patch, rounded patch along inner margin near anal angle, and mixed brown and white shade in st. area. Hindwing gray.
Wing Span: 1.1-1.2 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-early September. As early as March in Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Larva has been reared on corn plants; found under bark of elm trees in the wild.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Kansas and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Alternate Scientific Names:
Callima argenticinctella
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 235 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 10, 2020
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2020
Observation date: Jun 19, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jun 20, 2020
Observation date: Aug 03, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 29, 2020
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 28, 2020
Observation date: Jul 16, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 03, 2020
Observation date: Jul 16, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 03, 2020
Observation date: Jul 22, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 03, 2020
Observation date: Jun 15, 2019
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 31, 2020
Observation date: Jul 21, 2019
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Nov 15, 2019
Observation date: Jul 24, 2019
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 05, 2019
Observation date: Aug 10, 2019
Submitted by: woody meristem
Region: Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 13, 2019
Observation date: Jul 29, 2019
Submitted by: Sheryl Johnson
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 06, 2019
Observation date: Jul 07, 2019
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 12, 2019
Observation date: Jun 09, 2019
Submitted by: Kurt R. Schwarz
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 06, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2019
Submitted by: Rick Welton
Region: Lake County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 04, 2019
Observation date: Jun 09, 2019
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Yell County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Jun 26, 2019
Observation date: Jun 21, 2019
Submitted by: jwilkinson
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 22, 2019
Observation date: Jun 15, 2019
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 16, 2019
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Jan 30, 2019
Observation date: Jul 24, 2018
Submitted by: w
Region: Carlton County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 20, 2018
Observation date: Jun 29, 2018
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 04, 2018
Observation date: Jul 04, 2015
Submitted by: Leslie Warren
Region: Mahoning County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 31, 2018
Observation date: Jul 04, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 21, 2018
Observation date: Jul 19, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 19, 2018
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