Arta epicoenalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Arta. It was described by Ragonot, in 1891, and is known from the United States, where it is found from California to Texas and Oklahoma.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Arta epicoenalis 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
- Arta statalis
- Hypsopygia incarnatalis
- Arta olivalis
- Heliades mulleolella
- Condylolomia participialis
- Basacallis tarachodes
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Pyralidae
- Genus
- Arta
- Species
- Arta epicoenalis
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