Orange-headed callima moth
Callima argenticinctella
The orange-headed callima moth is a tiny, bright moth from North American forests. Its front wings are yellowish orange with shiny silver lines edged in black. Open wide, it is only about one centimetre across.
Lives in
North America, from Nova Scotia to South Carolina and west to Kansas and Texas, in leafy forests
Wingspan
1 to 1.3 cm (0.39 to 0.51 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It cannot bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Not much is written about what it eats. Like most moths, the grown-ups sip sweet juice from flowers.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
ā½could fly across a whole football pitch in 47 seconds
How big is Orange-headed callima moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Orange-headed callima moth about 8 km/h (5 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
The part of its front wings closest to the body is a deep reddish orange.
2
Its back wings are a dull dark grey-brown, so the bright colours are all on the front.
3
Grown-ups fly from April to October.
you asked
Most asked questions about Orange-headed callima moth
?Is the orange-headed callima moth dangerous?
No. It is a tiny moth and cannot bite or sting.
?How big is the orange-headed callima moth?
Tiny. With open wings it is only 10 to 13 millimetres across.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Callima argenticinctella
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Oecophoridae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Oecophoridae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Orange-headed epicallima moth
Where the facts come from
- Epicallima argenticinctella (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Jacy Lucier. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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