Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Description of Gelechiidae

The Gelechiid moths are one of the major families of micromoths, especially in the temperate latitudes. More than 4,500 species have been named and placed in more than 500 genera, and unknown numbers of undescribed species exist. Members of the Superfamily Gelechioidea, these moths are tiny to small (wingspan 0.7-2.5 cm, mostly 1-2 cm), mostly nocturnal, somber colored, brown, gray or black, but some are colorfully patterned, especially in tropical regions. Hindwings of most species are trapezoidal in shape, with the outer margin concave below the apex. Larvae are concealed feeders, usually leaf tiers, forming shelters in new growing tips of trees and shrubs, but many are leaf miners or stem, root, or seed borers.

Subfamily:

Calliprora sexstrigella (Chambers, 1874)

Dichomeris solatrix Hodges, 1986

Epilechia catalinella Busck, 1907

Numata bipunctella (Busck, 1906)

Subfamily: Anacampsinae (Anacampsid Moths)

Anacampsis agrimoniella (Clemens, 1860)

Anacampsis conclusella (Walker, 1864)

Anacampsis coverdalella Coverdale's Anacampsis Moth Kearfott, 1903

Anacampsis fullonella (Zeller, 1873)

Anacampsis innocuella (Zeller, 1873)

Anacampsis levipedella (Clemens, 1863)

Anacampsis lupinella Busck, 1901

Anacampsis niveopulvella Pale-headed Aspen Leafroller Moth (Chambers, 1875)

Anacampsis nonstrigella (Busck, 1906)

Anacampsis paltodoriella (Busck, 1903)

Anacampsis rhoifructella (Clemens, 1860)

Anacampsis tristrigella (Walsingham, 1882)

Anarsia lineatella Peach Twig Borer Moth Zeller, 1839

Aproaerema nigrella (Chambers, 1875)

Battaristis n. sp. Undescribed Battaristis Moths Undescribed

Battaristis nigratomella (Clemens, 1863)

Sitotroga cerealella Angoumois Grain Moth (Olivier, 1789)

Strobisia iridipennella Clemens, 1860

Strobisia proserpinella Frey & Boll, 1878

Subfamily: Gelechiinae (Gelechiines)

Agnippe biscolorella (Chambers, 1872)

Agnippe prunifoliella Chambers, 1873

Anacampsis fragariella (Busck, 1904)

Aristotelia adceanotha (Keifer, 1935)

Aristotelia amelanchierella (Braun, 1925)

Aristotelia bifasciella (Busck, 1903)

Aristotelia callens (Meyrick, 1923)

Aristotelia corallina (Walsingham, 1909)

Aristotelia devexella (Braun, 1925)

Aristotelia elegantella (Chambers, 1874)

Aristotelia fungivorella (Clemens, 1864)

Aristotelia hexacopa (Meyrick, 1929)

Aristotelia intermediella (Chambers, 1878)

Aristotelia isopelta Meyrick, 1929

Aristotelia lespedezae (Braun, 1930)

Aristotelia psoraleae (Braun, 1930)

Aristotelia pullusella (Chambers, 1874)

Aristotelia pundibundella (Zeller, 1873)

Aristotelia roseosuffusella (Clemens, 1860)

Aristotelia rubidella (Clemens, 1860)

Aristotelia salicifungella (Clemens, 1864)

Aroga compositella

Aroga epigaeella (Chambers, 1881)

Aroga paraplutella (Busck, 1910)

Aroga paulella (Busck, 1903)

Aroga trialbamaculella (Chambers, 1875)

Aroga unifasciella (Busck, 1903)

Arogalea cristifasciella (Chambers, 1878)

Athrips mouffetella Ten-spotted Honeysuckle Moth (Linnaeus, 1758)

Athrips pruinosella (Lienig & Zeller, 1846)

Battaristis concinusella (Chambers, 1877)

Battaristis cyclella (Busck, 1903)

Battaristis vittella Stripe-backed Moth (Busck, 1926)

Bryotropha branella (Busck, 1908)

Bryotropha galbanella (Zeller, 1839)

Carpatolechia belangerella (Chambers, 1875)

Carpatolechia fugitivella Elm Leaf-Sewer (Zeller, 1839)

Caryocolum pullatella (Tengström, 1848)

Chionodes bibo Hodges 1999

Chionodes bicostomaculella (Chambers, 1872)

Chionodes continuella (Zeller, 1839)

Chionodes dentella (Busck, 1903)

Chionodes discoocellella (Chambers, 1872)

Chionodes emptor (Hodges, 1999)

Chionodes fondella (Busck, 1906)

Chionodes formosella (Murtfeldt, 1881)

Chionodes fructuaria (Braun, 1925)

Chionodes fuscomaculella (Chambers, 1872)

Chionodes gilvomaculella (Clemens, 1863)

Chionodes hibiscella (Busck, 1903)

Chionodes landryi (Hodges, 1999)

Chionodes lictor

Chionodes lophosella (Busck, 1910)

Chionodes lugubrella

Chionodes mariona (Heinrich, 1921)

Chionodes mediofuscella (Clemens, 1863)

Chionodes naevus (Hodges, 1999)

Chionodes obex Hodges, 1999

Chionodes obscurusella (Chambers, 1872)

Chionodes occidentella (Chambers, 1875)

Chionodes pereyra Clarke, 1947

Chionodes phalacra (Walsingham, 1911)

Chionodes pinguicula (Meyrick, 1929)

Chionodes powelli (Hodges, 1999)

Chionodes praeclarella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)

Chionodes praetor

Chionodes pseudofondella (Busck, 1908)

Chionodes retiniella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)

Chionodes sabinianae

Chionodes sattleri (Hodges, 1999)

Chionodes sevir (Hodges, 1999)

Chionodes thoraceochrella (Chambers, 1872)

Chionodes veles (Hodges, 1999)

Chionodes viduella (Fabricius, 1794)

Chionodes xanthophilella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)

Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabricius, 1775)

Chrysoesthia lingulacella (Clemens, 1860)

Chrysoesthia sexguttella (Thunberg, 1794)

Coleotechnites albicostata White-edged Coleotechnites Moth (Freeman, 1965)

Coleotechnites atrupictella (Dietz, 1900)

Coleotechnites coniferella (Kearfott, 1907)

Coleotechnites eryngiella (Bottimer, 1926)

Coleotechnites florae Coleotechnites Flower Moth (Freeman, 1960)

Coleotechnites laricis Orange Larch Tubemaker Moth (Freeman, 1965)

Coleotechnites martini (Freeman, 1965)

Coleotechnites milleri Lodgepole Needleminer (Busck, 1914)

Coleotechnites obliquistrigella (Chambers, 1872)

Coleotechnites occidentis (Freeman, 1965)

Coleotechnites piceaella Orange Spruce Needleminer (Kearfott, 1903)

Coleotechnites quercivorella (Chambers, 1872)

Coleotechnites thujaella Brown Cedar Leafminer Moth (Kearfott, 1903)

Coleotechnites variiella (Chambers, 1872)

Deltophora glandiferella (Zeller, 1873)

Deltophora sella (Chambers, 1874)

Enchrysa dissectella (Zeller, 1873)

Eudactylota iobapta (Meyrick, 1927)

Exoteleia chillcotti (Freeman, 1963)

Exoteleia dodecella Pine Bud Moth (Linnaeus, 1758)

Exoteleia graphicella (Busck, 1908)

Exoteleia pinifoliella Pine Needleminer Moth (Chambers, 1880)

Faculta inaequalis (Busck, 1910)

Fascista cercerisella Redbud Leaffolder Moth (Chambers, 1872)

Filatima albilorella (Zeller, 1873)

Filatima arizonella (Busck, 1903)

Filatima biminimaculella (Chambers, 1880)

Filatima depuratella Busck, 1910

Filatima epulatrix Hodges, 1969

Filatima hemicrossa (Meyrick, 1927)

Filatima obidenna (Clarke, 1947)

Filatima pseudacaciella (Chambers, 1872)

Filatima saliciphaga (Keifer, 1937)

Filatima serotinella (Busck, 1903)

Filatima striatella (Busck, 1903)

Friseria acaciella (Busck, 1906)

Friseria caieta Hodges, 1966

Friseria cockerelli Mesquite Webworm Moth (Busck, 1903)

Frumenta nephelomicta (Meyrick 1930)

Frumenta nundinella Frumenta nundinella (Zeller, 1873)

Gelechia albisparsella (Chambers, 1872)

Gelechia bianulella (Chambers, 1875)

Gelechia caudatae

Gelechia desiliens Meyrick, 1923

Gelechia lynceella (Zeller, 1873)

Gelechia panella (Busck, 1903)

Gelechia ribesella Chambers, 1875

Gelechia sabinella Juniper Gelechiid (Zeller, 1839)

Gelechia versutella (Zeller, 1873)

Glauce pectenalaeella Chambers, 1875

Gnorimoschema gallaeasterella (Kellicott, 1878)

Gnorimoschema gallaesolidaginis Goldenrod Gall Moth (Riley, 1869)

Gnorimoschema octomaculella (Chambers, 1875)

Gnorimoschema saphirinella (Chambers, 1875)

Holophysis emblemella (Clemens, 1860)

Isophrictis magnella (Busck, 1903)

Isophrictis rudbeckiella Bottimer, 1926

Isophrictis similiella (Chambers, 1872)

Keiferia lycopersicella (Walsingham, 1897)

Megacraspedus plutella (Chambers, 1874)

Mesophleps adustipennis Soybean Webworm Moth (Walsingham, 1891)

Metzneria lappella Burdock Seedhead Moth (Linnaeus, 1758)

Monochroa absconditella (Walker, 1864)

Monochroa angustipennella (Clemens, 1863)

Monochroa gilvolinella (Clemens, 1863)

Monochroa quinquepunctella (Busck, 1903)

Neodactylota snellenella Walsigham, 1888

Neotelphusa praefixa (Braun, 1921)

Neotelphusa querciella (Chambers, 1872)

Neotelphusa sequax Crepuscular Rock-rose Moth (Haworth, 1828)

Ornativalva erubescens Walsingham, 1904

Phthorimaea operculella Potato Tuberworm Moth (Zeller, 1873)

Polyhymno acacialla Busck, 1900

Polyhymno luteostrigella Chambers, 1874

Prolita barnesiella (Busck, 1903)

Prolita jubata (Hodges, 1966)

Prolita pagella (Hodges, 1966)

Prolita princeps (Busck, 1910)

Prolita puertella (Busck, 1916)

Prolita recens

Prolita rectistrigella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)

Prolita sexpunctella (Fabricius, 1794)

Prolita sironae (Hodges, 1966)

Prolita variabilis (Busck, 1903)

Pseudochelaria pennsylvanica Dietz, 1900

Pseudochelaria scabrella (Busck, 1913)

Pseudochelaria walsinghami Dietz, 1900

Pseudotelphusa basifasciella (Zeller, 1873)

Pseudotelphusa palliderosacella (Chambers, 1878)

Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella (Chambers, 1872)

Pubitelphusa latifasciella (Chambers, 1875)

Recurvaria nanella Lesser Bud Moth (Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775)

Rifseria fuscotaeniaella (Chambers, 1878)

Scrobipalpula artemisiella (Kearfott, 1903)

Sinoe chambersi (Lee, 2012)

Sinoe kwakae (Lee, 2012)

Sinoe robiniella (Fitch, 1859)

Sophronia primella Busck, 1907

Stegasta bosqueella (Chambers, 1875)

Stegasta capitella Teaweed Moth (Fabricius, 1794)

Stereomita andropogonis (Braun, 1922)

Symmetrischema lavernella (Chambers, 1874)

Symmetrischema pallidochrella (Chambers, 1872)

Symmetrischema striatella (Murtfeldt, 1900)

Syncopacma palpilineella (Chambers, 1875)

Taygete attributella (Walker, 1864)

Taygete citrinella (Barnes & Busck, 1920)

Taygete decemmaculella (Chambers, 1872)

Taygete gallaegenitella (Clemens, 1864)

Taygete sylvicolella (Busck, 1903)

Telphusa longifasciella (Clemens, 1863)

Telphusa sedulitella (Busck, 1910)

Theisoa constrictella (Zeller, 1873)

Theisoa pallidochrella (Chambers, 1873)

Tildenia inconspicuella (Murtfeldt, 1883)

Trypanisma prudens (Clemens, 1860)

Untomia albistrigella (Chambers, 1872)

Xenolechia aethiops (Humphreys & Westwood, 1845)

Xenolechia ontariensis (Keifer, 1933)

Ymeldia janae Jane's Ymeldia Moth (Hodges, 1965)

Subfamily: Dichomeridinae (Dichomeridines)

Brachyacma palpigera Soybean Webworm Moth (Walsingham, 1891)

Chionodes adamas Hodges, R.W., 1999

Chionodes baro Hodges, R.W., 1999

Chionodes cacula Hodges, R.W., 1999

Chionodes hapsus Hodges, R.W., 1999

Chionodes imber Hodges, R.W., 1999

Dichomeris aglaia (Hodges, 1986)

Dichomeris agonia Hodges, R.W., 1986

Dichomeris alacella Clemens, 1862

Dichomeris aleatrix Buffy Dichomeris Moth Hodges, R.W.

Dichomeris barnesiella (Busck, 1907)

Dichomeris bilobella (Zeller, 1873)

Dichomeris bolize Hodges, R.W., 1986

Dichomeris citrifoliella (Chambers, 1880)

Dichomeris copa Copa Dichomeris Moth (Hodges, 1986)

Dichomeris costarufoella (Chambers, 1874)

Dichomeris delotella Busck, 1909

Dichomeris fistuca (Hodges, 1986)

Dichomeris flavocostella Cream-bordered Dichomeris Moth (Clemens, 1860)

Dichomeris furia Hodges, R.W., 1986

Dichomeris georgiella (Walker, 1866)

Dichomeris gleba Hodges, R.W., 1986

Dichomeris glenni Clarke, 1947

Dichomeris illusio (Hodges, 1986)

Dichomeris inserrata (Walsingham, 1882)

Dichomeris inversella Zeller, 1873

Dichomeris isa (Hodges, R.W.), 1986

Dichomeris juncidella Clemens, 1860

Dichomeris kimballi (Hodges, 1986)

Dichomeris laetitia Hodges, R.W., 1986

Dichomeris leuconotella (Busck, 1904)

Dichomeris ligulella Palmerworm Moth Hübner, 1818

Dichomeris marginella (Fabricius, 1781)

Dichomeris nonstrigella (Chambers, 1878)

Dichomeris ochripalpella Shining Dichomeris (Zeller, 1873)

Dichomeris offula (Hodges, 1986)

Dichomeris pelta (Hodges, 1986)

Dichomeris picrocarpa Black-edged Dichomeris Moth (Meyrick, 1913)

Dichomeris punctidiscella (Clemens, 1863)

Dichomeris punctipennella Clemens, 1860

Dichomeris purpureofusca (Walsingham, 1882)

Dichomeris serrativittella (Zeller, 1873)

Dichomeris setosella Clemens, 1860

Dichomeris simpliciella (Busck, 1904)

Dichomeris siren Least Dichomeris Moth (Hodges, 1986)

Dichomeris vacciniella Busck, 1915

Dichomeris ventrella (Fitch, 1854)

Dichomeris vindex Hodges, R.W., 1986

Dichomeris washingtoniella Busck, 1906

Helcystogramma badia (Braun, 1921)

Helcystogramma chambersella (Murtfeldt, 1874)

Helcystogramma fernaldella Fernald's Helcystogramma (Busck, 1903)

Helcystogramma hystricella Braun, 1921

Helcystogramma melanocarpa (Meyrick, 1929)

Helcystogramma melantherella (Busck, 1900)

Subfamily: Pexicopinae (Pexicopine Moths)

Platyedra subcinerea Cotton Stem Moth (Haworth, 1828)

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Description of Gelechiidae

Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Subfamily:

Subfamily: Anacampsinae (Anacampsid Moths)

Subfamily: Gelechiinae (Gelechiines)

Subfamily: Dichomeridinae (Dichomeridines)

Subfamily: Pexicopinae (Pexicopine Moths)

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Photographs of Gelechiidae

Shining Dichomeris
Dichomeris ochripalpella

Burdock Seedhead Moth
Metzneria lappella

Dichomeris georgiella

Dichomeris punctidiscella

Dichomeris serrativittella

Redbud Leaffolder Moth
Fascista cercerisella

Chionodes fondella

Palmerworm Moth
Dichomeris ligulella

Aroga compositella

Helcystogramma melanocarpa

Exoteleia chillcotti

Chionodes discoocellella

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Family Gelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Subfamily:

Subfamily: Anacampsinae (Anacampsid Moths)

Subfamily: Gelechiinae (Gelechiines)

Subfamily: Dichomeridinae (Dichomeridines)

Subfamily: Pexicopinae (Pexicopine Moths)

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Photographs of Gelechiidae

Shining DichomerisDichomeris ochripalpella

Burdock Seedhead MothMetzneria lappella

Redbud Leaffolder MothFascista cercerisella

Palmerworm MothDichomeris ligulella

Shining Dichomeris
Dichomeris ochripalpella

Burdock Seedhead Moth
Metzneria lappella

Redbud Leaffolder Moth
Fascista cercerisella

Palmerworm Moth
Dichomeris ligulella