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Family Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae)

Tortricidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 1,247 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Tortricidae (1,247)

Sparganothis lycopodiana - Hodges#3697

Sparganothis lycopodiana

Identification: Adult - see original description in Print References. It would appear that dissection is needed to separate this species from similar species. S. lycopodiana , tristriata , sulfureana , bistriata and robinsonana are all in the same BI

Beautiful Sparganothis - Hodges#3701

Sparganothis pulcherrimana

Identification: Adult - forewing brown with yellow shading beyond PM line, large yellow semicircular patch along costa, and small yellow rectangular patch along inner margin; brown shading extends to base of wing; hindwing white.

Sparganothis senecionana - Hodges#3714

Sparganothis senecionana

Identification: Adult - see original description in Print References. Powell & Opler describe the following variations, noting that most populations have a pale gray hindwing with some specimens of both sexes having an entirely rust colored forewing:

Sparganothis Fruitworm Moth

Sparganothis sulfureana

The sparganothis fruitworm moth or blueberry leafroller (Sparganothis sulfureana) is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in most of eastern North America and on Cuba.

Sparganothis taracana - Hodges#3702

Sparganothis taracana

Identification: Adult - see original description in Print References.

Three-streaked Sparganothis - Hodges#3699

Sparganothis tristriata

Identification: Adult - see original description in Print References.

Sparganothis tunicana - Hodges#3713

Sparganothis tunicana

Identification: Adult - see original description in Print References.

One-banded Sparganothis - Hodges#3711

Sparganothis unifasciana

Identification: Adult: forewing yellow, crossed by diagonal orangish-brown band; orangish-brown blotch along costa about two-thirds distance from base; another blotch near middle of subterminal area; hindwing pale gray.

Sparganothis violaceana - Hodges#3710

Sparganothis violaceana

Identification: Adult - A unique Sparganothis with the outer 3/4 of the forewings smooth immaculate violet and the thorax and inner 1/4 of the forewings dark yellow. Labial palps are long.

Mosaic Sparganothis Moth - Hodges#3706

Sparganothis xanthoides

Identification: Adult - Antennae doubly ciliated, with rather long hairs ● Head and labial palpi dark brownish, nearly twice the length of the head ● FW tawny-yellow, with the brown veins and nervules, and with brown striae beneath the nervules ● Obl

Lentiginos Moth - Hodges#3731

Sparganothoides lentiginosana

Identification: Forewing variably light brown to dull orangish with dark dots scattered across wing. A diffuse dark spot near center of wing often appears smudged. HW light gray, semitransparent. Head pale gray, with prominent snout.

Sparganothoides machimiana - Hodges#3729

Sparganothoides machimiana

Identification: The dark discal spot is not always present. ( 3 ) Tentative ID suggested by Michael Sabourin.

Spatalistis bifasciana

Wingspan 12 to 14 mm. The adults are quite distinctively marked, dark brown with yellowish in the terminal area and metallic blue-grey streaking. Much of the available literature suggests that the larvae feed internally in the berries or fruits of Bu

Bud Moth

Spilonota ocellana

Wingspan 12-17 mm. Although quite variable in the density and colour of the markings, this moth can usually be identified by the darker area towards the head and the small blackish triangular blotch on each forewing, forming a diamond shape when at r

Bayberry Leaftier Moth - Hodges#2907

Strepsicrates smithiana

There has been confusion in the synonymy of this moth and it derives from an historical taxonomic quirk: Walsingham described a new Tortricid from the West Indies, Strepsicrates smithiana , in 1891 in the Trans. Ent. Soc. of London (p. 506) . Then in

Strophedra weirana

Wingspan about 11 mm. This rather obscurely-marked species is similar to S. nitidana but is less distinctively marked than that species. Beech woods and areas where Beech is present. Adults are on the wing during June, and fly in afternoon sunshine,

Suleima baracana - Hodges#3216

Suleima baracana

Identification: Adult - see original description in Print References.

Suleima cinerodorsana - Hodges#3217

Suleima cinerodorsana

Identification: Heinrich description. "Palpi, face and head white ; the outer sides of palpi faintly dusted with fuscous. Thorax dark brownish fuscous; tegulae shaded with white. Fore wing dark brownish fuscous with entire dorsal margin and ocelloid

Sunflower Bud Moth - Hodges#3212

Suleima helianthana

Identification: Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). Serious pest of commercial sunflower producers.

Gray Leafroller - Hodges#3672

Syndemis afflictana

Identification: Adult: wings bicolored - basal half silvery, distal half brownish-gray; surface sprinkled with short squiggly streaks. Larva: head green, unmarked; body yellowish-green with yellowish subdorsal stripe and prominent cream-colored spira

Syndemis musculana

Wingspan 15-22 mm. On this moth, both forewings and hindwings are primarily grey. The forewing ranges from whitish grey to brownish grey, with darker markings which vary in intensity. Some, especially worn specimens, lack discernable markings. Woodla

Rabbitbrush Webbing Moth - Hodges#3746

Synnoma lynosyrana

Identification: Adult - body and legs are covered in short black and long white scales. Males with pale ochreous yellow forewing and two diffuse, oblique, silvery white fasciae. Hindwing dark gray brown. Females dark gray with blue iridescence and sc

Common Marble

Syricoris lacunana

Syricoris lacunana, the dark strawberry tortrix, is a small moth species of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone.

Spruce Needleminer Moth - Hodges#2745

Taniva albolineana

Identification: See Kearfott, 1907, in "Works Cited" below for original description Genitalia:

Psychedelic Jones Moth - Hodges#3751

Thaumatographa jonesi

Identification: The striking color pattern is the primary diagnostic character for this species, especially its infusion of red and orange. Related species are much duller. 1 Like other moths in subfamily Chlidanotinae, T. jonesi is a day-flyer. Biog

Thyraylia bana - Hodges#3843

Thyraylia bana

Identification: Adult - see original description in Print References. Genitalia: ♀ ♂ Pensoft 2018 #118:Lepidoptera of Canada and Alaska by Pohl, pg. 125. The name Thyraylia bana has been dropped.

Thyraylia hollandana - Hodges#3847

Thyraylia hollandana

Identification: Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD). ( 4 )

Tinacrucis noroesta - Hodges#3564.1

Tinacrucis noroesta

Identification: Adult - the largest tortricid in North America north of Mexico. Males with sinuate costa, rust, tan and yellow forewings with a pattern resembling a skeletonized dead leaf. Females less sinuate costa, nearly uniform milk chocolate bro

Tortricodes alternella

Wingspan 19 to 23 mm. This is a highly variable sometimes sooty looking species that has an unusually narrow wing shape for a Tortrix. Woodland and well wooded areas particularly those containing the preferred foodplants. One of the earliest of the T

Green Oak Tortrix

Tortrix viridana

Wingspan 18-23 mm. A very distinctive species as this is the only green ' Tortrix ' in the British Isles. Earias clorana is similar but rests with its wings higher a more 'tent like' posture. Well wooded areas, particularly deciduous woodland and oth

Tsinilla lineana - Hodges#2865

Tsinilla lineana

Tsinilla lineana - Hodges#2865 (Tsinilla lineana) is a species in the family Tortricidae, commonly known as tortricid moths, belonging to the order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths). It is classified within the subfamily Olethreutinae, tribe Olethr

Xenotemna pallorana - Hodges#3693

Xenotemna pallorana

Identification: Adult: forewing relatively broad with outwardly-bowed costa and rounded apex, light yellow with no markings but slightly darker yellow at base; top of thorax darker yellow than forewing; hindwing pale grayish-yellow with white fringe.

Spruce Bud Moth - Hodges#3240

Zeiraphera canadensis

Identification: Mutuura & Freeman description in PDF.

Zeiraphera isertana

Wingspan about 17mm. A variable moth, some showing a distinct pale dorsal blotch and well defined markings, and others with a more obscure appearance. There is often a greenish or olive tinge to some of the markings. The adults fly in July and August

Spruce Bud Moth

Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana

Wingspan 12 to 15 mm. An attractive tawny and black marbled moth, named after J.T.C Ratzeburg, a German entomologist. The adults fly in July and August from sunset into the night. The larvae feed on the young shoots of various coniferous trees. It is

Purple-Striped Shootworm Moth - Hodges#3243

Zeiraphera unfortunana

Identification: Adult - wings have a color-contrasted checkered mosaic pattern, especially in females. Ground color of interfaciae white.

Timothy Tortrix

Zelotherses paleana

Wingspan 18-22 mm. A very plain looking moth, usually with a distinct yellowish suffusion around the head and the base of the forewings. It inhabits waste ground and dampish areas. The adults, which are on the wing from June to August, can be flushed