Perimede ricina: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Cosmopterigidae
- Genus
- Perimede
- Species
- Perimede ricina
- Scientific Name
- Perimede ricina
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Perimede ricina
Perimede ricina is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1962. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September and in November.
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