Our summer fundraiser has arrived, and we need your help!
We depend on donations to keep Butterflies and Moths of North America online and free. If everyone who uses this resource makes a donation, we could cover our ongoing costs, develop new features, upgrade the system, and maybe even remove those pesky ads. Please make a one-time or recurring donation to show your support for this valuable source of information. Thank you!
We depend on donations to keep Butterflies and Moths of North America online and free. If everyone who uses this resource makes a donation, we could cover our ongoing costs, develop new features, upgrade the system, and maybe even remove those pesky ads. Please make a one-time or recurring donation to show your support for this valuable source of information. Thank you!
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
Pollinator Week was June 20-26, 2022!
Butterflies and moths are accidental pollinators of many flowering plants. While most species do not have special structures to carry pollen, they do brush against pollen and transfer it to other flowers.
Did you know? The Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas) flies close to the ground and uses its short proboscis to probe flowers of wild strawberry, white sweet clover, and other low-lying plants.
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
- ‹ previous
- 2 of 10
- next ›