Lepidoptera41 species

Family Metalmark Moths (Choreutidae)

Choreutidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 41 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Choreutidae (41)

Anthophila fabriciana

Wingspan 10-15 mm. Wing colour a patchwork of browns and greys sometimes with a frosted appearance. The edge of the forewing is often chequered. Waste ground and in hedgerows and gardens where Common Nettle grows. It flies in the daytime from May thr

Peacock Brenthia Moth

Brenthia pavonacella

Brenthia pavonacella, the peacock brenthia moth, is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found in North America, including Illinois, Maryland, Iowa, Oklahoma and South Carolina. It has also been recorded from Mexico.

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Caloreas apocynoglossa - Hodges#2634

Caloreas apocynoglossa

Identification: University of California, Berkeley - large photo of pinned adult.

Choreutis achyrodes

Choreutis achyrodes is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is known from China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Taiwan), Japan (Shikoku, Kyushu, Ryukyu Islands), India (Assam) and the Oriental region.

Choreutis basalis

Choreutis basalis is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in eastern Queensland, from Cape York to Yeppoon. It is also present in New Guinea and Indonesia.

Inverness Twitcher

Choreutis diana

Choreutis diana, Diana's choreutis moth, is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found in northern North America and most of Europe.

fig-tree skeletonizer moth

Choreutis nemorana

Choreutis nemorana, the fig-tree skeletonizer moth or fig leaf roller, is a species of moth of the family Choreutidae.

Choreutis ophiosema

Choreutis ophiosema is a species of moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found in India, China, Taiwan, Amoy, the Moluccas, eastern Australia (the Northern Territory and Queensland) and Japan.

Choreutis orthogona

Choreutis orthogona is a moth in the Choreutidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1886. It is found in New Guinea.

Apple Leaf Skeletonizer

Choreutis pariana

Wingspan 11 to 15 mm. This moth is bright orangey or reddish brown to greyish brown, often with a wavy dark line near the base of the wing and another near the tip. The main chosen foodplant is crab-apple (Malus spp.) but other roseaceous trees are s

Banyan leaf skeletonizer - Hodges#2652.01

Choreutis sexfasciella

Choreutis sexfasciella is a moth in the Choreutidae family. It was described by Sauber in 1902. It is found in Sri Lanka, Japan (Ogasawara), Taiwan, the Philippines and on Java.

Choreutis xanthogramma

Choreutis xanthogramma is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1912. It is found in Taiwan, the Philippines, New Guinea and on the Kei Islands and Ryukyu Islands.

Hemerophila albertiana

Hemerophila albertiana is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1781. It is found in Venezuela, Brazil, Peru and Guyana.

Neocaloreas multimarginata - Hodges#2640

Neocaloreas multimarginata

Identification: Very similar to C. leucobasis , which has white-tipped black scales, whereas C. multimarginata has white-margined black scales .

Ornarantia dyari - Hodges#2654

Ornarantia dyari

Identification: See original description in print references below.

Skullcap Skeletonizer Moth

Prochoreutis inflatella

Prochoreutis inflatella, the skullcap skeletonizer moth, is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found in eastern North America.

Prochoreutis myllerana

Wingspan 10 to14 mm. It closely resembles Prochoreutis sehestediana. Prochoreutis myllerana is believed to be more common in our region than Prochoreutis sehestediana but both have been recorded in VC55. Adults are not reliably separated without gen

Pseudotebenna carduiella - Hodges#2649

Pseudotebenna carduiella

Identification: Often confused with Tebenna gnaphaliella , a similar species found throughout the range of P. carduiella . T. gnaphaliella is smaller (WS 7.4–10mm) than P. carduiella (WS 11.5–14mm). Genitalia:

Saptha beryllitis

Saptha beryllitis is a moth in the Choreutidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1910. It is found on the Nicobar Islands.

Saptha divitiosa

Saptha divitiosa is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1864. It is found on Seram and Ambon islands in Indonesia.

Saptha exanthista

Saptha exanthista is a species of moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found in the rainforests of north-eastern Queensland as well as New Guinea and Indonesia.

Tebenna gemmalis - Hodges#2644

Tebenna gemmalis

Identification: Adult: forewing dark yellow or orange in basal third, divided in two by dark longitudinal lines; remainder of wing dark gray, covered with whitish spots that give a dappled appearance; three black patches aligned longitudinally in dis

Small Thistle Moth

Tebenna micalis

Tebenna micalis, the small thistle moth, is a species of moth of the Choreutidae family. It is found nearly worldwide although in Europe it is found south of the line Ireland, Great Britain, France and Slovakia. In Britain it is an immigrant that occ

Tebenna onustana - Hodges#2648

Tebenna onustana

Tebenna onustana is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is known from Ontario, Quebec and the north-eastern part of the United States.

Rosinweed Moth - Hodges#2642

Tebenna silphiella

Identification: Adult: forewing brown in basal third and in terminal area; prominent "swatch" of color in distal third of wing composed of small black, white, and brown bands; subterminal line white, curving basally before reaching costa; remainder o

Tortyra iocyaneus - Hodges#2653.1

Tortyra iocyaneus

Identification: Heppner stated Tortyra iocyaneus is a "larger species than T. slossonia , with a noticeably more blue-green to violet coloration." Heppner original description in PDF.