Field Guide Descriptions: | Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, GBIF, BOLD | Technical Description, Adults: Packard (1876; p. 485, as Epione mollicularia); Forbes (1945, 1948) | |
Adult Markings: A medium-sized, yellow, brown, and pinkish shaded Metarranthis with broad, scalloped wings. The median area of the forewings is clear, bright yellow. The basal and outer areas of the forewings and the outer part of the hindwings are shaded with rose or brown. No other species of Metarranthis has this combination of colors (Forbes, 1948). |
Wingspan: 29.2 mm (= 1.15 in) (Packard, 1876) |
Adult Structural Features: The male reproductive structures are illustrated by Forbes (1945). |
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens. |
Immatures and Development: Apparently undescribed |