Lepidoptera47 species

Family Concealer Moths (Oecophoridae)

Oecophoridae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 47 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Oecophoridae (47)

Alabonia geoffrella

Wingspan 17-21 mm. A spectacular day-flying species, with its combination of rufous, white and metallic blue markings and remarkably large labial palps. Please provide photograph to support records as this moth is uncommon in our area. It occurs reas

Batia lunaris

Wingspan 7-10 mm. This moth is tiny but colourful. It is very similar to B. lambdella in appearance although the latter is generally larger. Generally occurs in woodland habitats and other well wooded areas. The moth flies in July and August. It is m

Borkhausenia fuscescens

Wingspan 7 to 12 mm. A small, stubby-looking moth with a pale transverse band against a slightly darker brownish ground colour. A darker spot is visible beyond the band and a dark suffusion before it. The larvae feed on a wide range of dried plant ma

Borkhausenia nefrax - Hodges#1061

Borkhausenia nefrax

Identification: Adult - long hairs on the antennal flagellum. Genitalia: Possibly an introduced species with a long, complicated history. First identified in California in 1952 as Borkhausenia near minutella (Linnaeus) and later identified as B. fusc

Brymblia quadrimaculella - Hodges#1055

Brymblia quadrimaculella

Identification: Head: Yellowish-white, long haired (scaled). Palpi long, folded; dark brown, tip white. Antenna: About ½ length of wing. Brown with white rings. Segment 1 white. Thorax: Dark brown. Wings: Dark brown with 4 whitish to yellowish spots

Orange-headed Callima Moth

Callima argenticinctella

Epicallima argenticinctella, the Orange-headed Epicallima Moth, is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Kansas and Texas. The habitat consists of decid

Callima nathrax - Hodges#1047

Callima nathrax

Identification: "second segment of labial palpus mainly yellow orange to red orange" There is only one DNA barcoded specimen of Callima from Florida. It's in BIN BOLD:AAI5335 with no other specimens and was collected at the Archbold Biological Statio

Crassa tinctella

The wingspan is 12 to 15 mm. The adult moths are rather plain, resembling Crassa unitella , but the latter has a brighter yellow tone to the head and thorax area. Unless identified by a recognised expert, a photo is required and the identification sh

Crassa unitella

Golden-brown, with contrasting orange head and palps. Larvae- (from late September to May), feed on fungus on and under dead bark. This species is locally common in Southern England, and occurs more scarcely as far North as Lancashire and Yorkshire.

Reticulated Decantha Moth - Hodges#1042

Decantha boreasella

Identification: Head: Dark brown, face smooth; two tufts on top of head. Palpi reddish-brown, curved up over head, underside scaled, last segment brown and white. Antenna: Brown with white rings. Thorax: Golden yellow, slightly scaled. Sides brown, c

Denisia similella

Wingspan: 12 to 16 mm. It has a dark maroon-brown forewing sometimes almost black, and being darker in the female, thinly scattered with yellowish scales and with four, variably shaped, yellow blotches. Moths are on the wing from June to early August

Eido trimaculella - Hodges#1068

Eido trimaculella

Identification: Head: Grayish-brown, a few rough scales, but face smooth. Palpi thick, curved up over head; gray with a wide black stripe. Some white on 2nd segment, with a large tuft on last segment. Antenna: Slender, about 2/3 as long as wing: Gra

White-shouldered House-moth

Endrosis sarcitrella

Wingspan 15-21 mm. Distinctive because of its white 'shoulders'. Being continuously-brooded, it can be found at any time of year indoors. The larvae live on dried plant and animal debris. The species has been accidentally introduced into many parts o

Esperia sulphurella

Wingspan 12-16 mm. A tiny, chocolate-brown moth, marked with lemon-yellow. It rests with its antennae held forward. The antennae are marked with white about two-thirds along their length. It flies during the day in May and June. Fairly frequent throu

Fabiola quinqueferella - Hodges#1054

Fabiola quinqueferella

Identification: Distinctive forewing has basal yellow streak, alternating radiating bands of chestnut/orange and white in middle, speckled outer 1/3, and a series of 4 black spots along the outer margin. Images of several living individuals can be vi

Harpella forficella

This is a very distinctively marked brown and cream moth. It has been recorded in Britain in July and August. Adults fly in the afternoon and early evening and again at dawn, and can also be attracted to light. This species is widely distributed on t

Brown House-moth

Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Wingspan 15-26 mm. The general appearance is fairly constant but the species does show a large size variation. A common inhabitant inside houses and is often found on indoor walls as it begins to go dark. It can be found on the wing at any time of th

Chalky Inga - Hodges#1035

Inga cretacea

Fossil records of this species have been dated from the Upper Cretaceous period. (p. 223)

Inga obscuromaculella - Hodges#1037

Inga obscuromaculella

Identification: This species has long been confused with Exaeretia sordidella here and on MPG. However, I. obscuromaculella differs significantly in pattern from E. sordidella based on the images on the BOLD taxon pages for each species. None of the

Black-marked Inga Moth

Inga sparsiciliella

The black-marked inga moth (Inga sparsiciliella) is a species of moth of the Oecophoridae family. It has been recorded from Costa Rica, Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virgini

Newman's Mathildana Moth

Mathildana newmanella

Mathildana newmanella, or Newman's mathildana moth, is a species of concealer moth in the family Oecophoridae.

Metalampra italica

Wingspan about 12 to 14 mm. The adults are quite distinctive with a golden brown ground colour and paler markings. Metalampra cinnamomea which has so far not been recorded locally is similar, but has a darker ground colour in the forewing. Good suppo

Pleurota albastrigulella - Hodges#1074

Pleurota albastrigulella

Identification: Kearfott original description as Dorata albastrigulella is available online in the print references.

The Skunk - Hodges#1058

Polix coloradella

Identification: Adult - forewing black with white strip beginning on top of head and continuing along inner margin, bending 45 degrees near anal angle and extending almost half-way to apex. Head: Pale yellow to yellowish-white. Antenna: Grayish-brown

Suzuki's Promalactis Moth

Promalactis suzukiella

Suzuki's promolactis moth (Promalactis suzukiella) is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is native to Korea, Japan and Taiwan, but is an introduced species in the United States, where it has been recorded from Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, New Y

Tachystola acroxantha

Wingspan 13 to 15 mm. The pinkish orange termen make this a fairly easy species to identify. The colourful adults can occur between May and September, when they are attracted to light. The larvae feed on withered leaves and leaf-litter. An adventive

cf. Tachystola hemisema - Hodges#1069.5

Tachystola hemisema

Tachystola hemisema is a moth of the family Oecophoridae. It is native to Australia, but is an invasive species in New Zealand and the United States, probably imported with Australian plants.