Semioscopis aurorella

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Semioscopis aurorella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Semioscopis
Species:
S. aurorella
Binomial name
Semioscopis aurorella
Dyar, 1902 [1]

Semioscopis aurorella, the aurora flatbody moth, is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1902. It is found in Canada from north-central Alberta to south-eastern Ontario, south into the United States between south-central New York and Wisconsin. [2]

The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm.

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References

  1. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. Whitehouse, C. & Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details: Semioscopis aurorella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.