Arta epicoenalis
Encyclopedia
Arta epicoenalis is a species of snout moths
in the genus Arta
. It was described by Ragonot, in 1891, and is known from the United States
, where it is found from California
to Texas
and Oklahoma
.
The wingspan
is about 17 mm. The forewings are light reddish with pale antemedial and postmedial lines that diverge slightly as they run from the costa to the inner margin. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from June to July in California.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Arta
Arta (moth)
Arta is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Grote, in 1875, and is known from Guatemala and the United States.-Species:* Arta bichordalis Ragonot, 1891* Arta calidalis* Arta encaustalis Ragonot, 1891* Arta epicoenalis...
. It was described by Ragonot, in 1891, and is known from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where it is found from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
to Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 17 mm. The forewings are light reddish with pale antemedial and postmedial lines that diverge slightly as they run from the costa to the inner margin. The hindwings are light grey. Adults are on wing from June to July in California.