Goldcap Moss-eater Moth
Epimartyria auricrinella (Walsingham, 1898)
Family: Micropterigidae
Subfamily:
Identification: Forewing without spots and dark fuscous with a copper or purple sheen. The only species of the three without yellow spots.
Wing Span: 0.8-1.2 cm
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Bazzania trilobata (liverwort)
Adult Food:
Habitat: Heavily shaded mesic areas
Range: Ontario to Nova Scotia and south to Tennessee and Georgia.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments:
Taxonomy Notes: None.
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 verified sightings
Observation date: May 17, 2017
Submitted by: Jim Eckert
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: Jim Eckert
Verified date: May 19, 2017
Observation date: Aug 21, 2015
Submitted by: Jarchibold
Region: Saratoga County, New York, United States
Verified by: lisald100
Verified date: Aug 24, 2015
Observation date: Jun 13, 2014
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Jan 27, 2015