Goldcap Moss-eater Moth Epimartyria auricrinella (Walsingham, 1898)

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:

Taxonomy Notes: None.

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