A Perimede erransella in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Perimede erransella in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/8/2018).
A Perimede erransella in Washington Co., Maryland (9/14/2018).
A Perimede erransella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/4/2014). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Perimede erransella in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/2/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Perimede erransella in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2019).
A Perimede erransella in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2017).
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A Perimede erransella in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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A Perimede erransella in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/8/2018).
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A Perimede erransella in Washington Co., Maryland (9/14/2018).
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A Perimede erransella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (11/4/2014). Identification verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Perimede erransella in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/2/2016). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Perimede erransella in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2019).
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A Perimede erransella in Washington Co., Maryland (6/1/2017).
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Source: Wikipedia
| Perimede erransella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
| Genus: | Perimede |
| Species: | P. erransella
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| Binomial name | |
| Perimede erransella Chambers, 1874
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Perimede erransella is a moth in the family Cosmopterigidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia and southern Quebec to Florida, Kentucky and Louisiana.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round.
The larvae feed on Liriodendron tulipifera, Carya tomentosa, Quercus velutina, Quercus coccinea, Toxodium distichum and Ulmus species.
References
[edit]- ^ Perimede at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum