Perimede falcata: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Cosmopterigidae
Genus
Perimede
Species
Perimede falcata
Scientific Name
Perimede falcata

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Perimede falcata

Perimede falcata is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1919. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ohio, Massachusetts, New York and Illinois to Florida and Louisiana.

The wingspan is 11.5–14 mm. The forewings are shining grayish white, overlaid with purplish dusting. The hindwings are dusted grayish fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

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