Semioscopis aurorella

Semioscopis aurorella
Scientific classification
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. The colouration of the forewings is variable and ranges from yellow grey to pale yellow white.

References

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

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[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.