Perimede ricina

Perimede ricina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Perimede
Species: P. ricina
Binomial name
Perimede ricina
Hodges, 1962

Perimede ricina is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by 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.[1][2]

The wingspan is 12–15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September and in November.

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