Semioscopis packardella

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Semioscopis packardella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Depressariidae
Genus: Semioscopis
Species:
S. packardella
Binomial name
Semioscopis packardella
(Clemens, 1863) [1]
Synonyms
  • Enicostoma packardellaClemens, 1863
  • Epigraphia eruditellaGrote, 1880

Semioscopis packardella, also called Packard's concealer moth or Packard's flatbody moth, is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1863. It is found in North America in central Alberta, southern Quebec, Manitoba, California, Idaho and Oregon and from New Jersey to Ohio. [2]

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References

  1. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. Anweiler, G. G. & Whitehouse, C. (2007). "Species Details: Semioscopis packardella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 26, 2020.