Semioscopis merriccella
Species of moth
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Semioscopis merriccella is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1902. It is found throughout the northern United States and southern Canada from the east to the west coast.[2]
| Semioscopis merriccella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Depressariidae |
| Genus: | Semioscopis |
| Species: | S. merriccella |
| Binomial name | |
| Semioscopis merriccella | |
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The length of the forewings is 11–15 mm. Adults are on wing from mid-March to the end of May. There is probably one generation per year.