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]

The aurora flatbody moth (Semioscopis aurorella) is a species of moth of the Depressariidae family. It was described by Dyar 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-gray to pale yellow-white.

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