Amydria effrenatella Clemens, 1859
Family: Tineidae
Subfamily: Scardiinae
Identification: Head: Female yellowish-brown, male somewhat darker, both have entire head covered with flatted hairs, similar to Clothes Moths Tineidae. Small eyes. Nose cone projecting; middle segment covered with long hair (bearded), brown on outside, lighter in the middle. Last segment almost bare, yellow, projecting up to top of head. Antenna: Yellowish-brown, thick, many segments reaching to mid-wing. Thorax: Dark brown, surrounded with yellowish-brown. No mane or spiked hair like other Tubeworms. Wings: Long and narrow with rounded tips. Yellowish-brown mottled with dark brown. Inner marginal area more yellowish-brown. Outside (costal) margin dark at base, the rest checkered dark brown and yellowish, becoming progressively smaller around wing tip. Female has more yellowish, especially near wing tips. Fringe yellowish, much longer at anal angle. Hind wings pale grayish-yellow, including fringe.
Wing Span: 1.5-2.5 cm
Life History:
Flight: June to July in Ontario.
Caterpillar Hosts: Dried plant material, detritus.
Adult Food:
Habitat: Forests
Range: Ontario; U.S.A.
Conservation:
NCGR: GNR
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 88 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 12, 2011
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 15, 2020
Observation date: Nov 09, 2020
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Dec 13, 2020
Observation date: Jun 11, 2013
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 29, 2020
Observation date: Sep 26, 2020
Submitted by: Shelley Rutkin
Region: Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2020
Observation date: Jul 30, 2020
Submitted by: Dwaine Wagoner
Region: Natrona County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Aug 01, 2020
Observation date: Jun 27, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 02, 2020
Observation date: Jun 30, 2020
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 02, 2020
Observation date: Aug 25, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 31, 2020
Observation date: Jul 11, 2018
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: May 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 09, 2018
Submitted by: tjrickert
Region: Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 27, 2019
Observation date: Jun 18, 2018
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 03, 2018
Observation date: Jun 20, 2018
Submitted by: Bkripto
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 08, 2018
Observation date: Jun 23, 2018
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 03, 2018
Observation date: Jun 07, 2018
Submitted by: Andy Wyatt
Region: York County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 18, 2018
Observation date: Jun 03, 2010
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 16, 2018
Observation date: Apr 24, 2017
Submitted by: Stott Noble
Region: Jefferson County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Apr 25, 2017
Observation date: Jul 07, 2015
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 10, 2017
Observation date: Jul 05, 2016
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 19, 2016
Observation date: Jul 04, 2016
Submitted by: RCSparrow
Region: Baltimore City County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 10, 2016
Observation date: Jun 30, 2016
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 05, 2016
Observation date: Jun 27, 2016
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 18, 2016
Observation date: May 30, 2016
Submitted by: pbedell
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 01, 2016
Observation date: Mar 23, 2016
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Apr 01, 2016
Observation date: Jul 11, 2015
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 30, 2016
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