Orange-headed Callima Moth (Callima argenticinctella)

Orange-headed Callima Moth, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Epicallima argenticinctella, the orange-headed epicallima moth, is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Kansas and Texas. The habitat consists of deciduous forests.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Orange-headed Callima Moth being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Dafa formosella

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Oecophoridae
Genus: Callima
Species: Callima argenticinctella

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