Tented Tortrix Moths
What are they?
The Tortricidae (Tortrix Moths) is a large family of moths, which is here broken into two sections - those that tent-fold their wings and those that fold the wings flat over the back. This is an artificial division but one based on a simple identification point which therefore helps to narrow the search down.
Identification
This is a large family of often very similar species. Identification can be difficult and often based on very small differences in wing markings.
02701 Sumac Leaf Tortrix Episimus argutanus
Length: 6-7mm Flight Time: Larval Food: Various shrubs and low plants, especially sumacs.
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02703 Maple-tip Borer Episimus tyrius
Length: Flight Time: Larval Food:
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02705 Black-blotched Bactra Bactra lancealana
Length: Flight Time: Larval Food:
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02707 Javelin Tortrix Bactra verutana
Length: 8mm. Flight Time: June-October. Larval Food: Flat-sedges (Cyperaceae).
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02749 Sculptured Tortrix Eumarozia malachitana
Length: 8mm. Flight Time: May-September. Larval Food: Various deciduous trees & shrubs.
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02750 Broken-line Zomaria Zomaria interruptolineana
Length: 6-8mm. Flight Time: Larval Food: Blueberries and other members of the Ericaceae.
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02772 Labyrinth Tortrix Phaecasiophora niveiguttana
Length: 6-7mm. Flight Time: May-August Larval Food: Sassafras (Lauraceae).
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02776 Woolly-backed Tortrix Olethreutes furfuranum
Length: 6-7mm. Flight Time: Larval Food:
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02859 Thyme Marble Celypha cespitana
Length: 6-8mm. Flight Time: May-September. Larval Food: A wide range of both woody and herbaceous plants.
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02936 Aster-head Phaneta Phaneta tomonana
Length: 6mm. Flight Time: August-September. Larval Food: The flowerheads of Aster plants.
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03116 Triangle-backed Eucosma Eucosma dorsisignatana
Length: 6-11mm. Flight Time: July-October. Larval Food: Roots of goldenrod.
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03116.1 Eucosma similiana
Length: 10-11mm. Flight Time: July-September. Larval Food: Roots of goldenrod.
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03172 Ragweed Borer Epiblema strenuana
Length: 6-8mm. Flight Time: May-September. Larval Food: Ragweed and members of the Goosefoot and Amaranth families.
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03184 Three-banded Tortrix Epiblema tripartitana
Length: 8-10mm. Flight Time: April-July. Larval Food:
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03202 Bidens Borer Epiblema otiosana
Length: 6-10mm. Flight Time: May-September. Larval Food: Members of the aster family, especially ragweeds and Bidens species.
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03218 Constricted Sonia Sonia constrictana
Length: 7-8mm. Flight Time: June-August. Larval Food:
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03230 Maple-twig Borer Proteoteras aesculana
Length: 7.5-8mm. Flight Time: April-August. Larval Food: Feeds in the stems of woody maples (Acer spp.) and buckeyes (Aesculus spp.).
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03374 Strawberry Leafroller Ancylis comptana
Length: Flight Time: Larval Food:
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03429 Lesser Apple Tortrix Grapholita prunivora
Length: Flight Time: Larval Food:
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03497 Locust-twig Borer Ecdytolopha insiticiana
Length: 12mm. Flight Time: April-September. Larval Food: Feeds in the stems of woody members of the pea family.
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03647 Juniper Budworm Cudonigera houstonana
Length: 8mm. Flight Time: Larval Food: Juniper.
Something of an enigma in New Jersey as this species is said to be confined to the SW states. Several were seen at a light in Cape May during 2010 and the species may have been introduced to the east inadvertently.
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03754 Angular Aethes Aethes angulatana
Length: 8mm. Flight Time: Larval Food: Juniper.
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03777 Banded Cochylid Cochylis hospes
Length: 7-8mm. Flight Time: July-August Larval Food:
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03848 Evening-primrose Cochylid Atroposia oenotherana
Length: 5-6mm. Flight Time: June-August Larval Food:
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