Tented Tortrix Moths

Sculptured Tortrix Triangle-backed Eucosma Juniper Budworm

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.
Sumac Leaf Tortrix Sumac Leaf Tortrix

02703    Maple-tip Borer      Episimus tyrius

Length:       Flight Time:       Larval Food:
Maple-tip Borer Maple-tip Borer Maple-tip Borer

02705    Black-blotched Bactra      Bactra lancealana

Length:       Flight Time:       Larval Food:
Black-blotched Bactra Black-blotched Bactra Black-blotched Bactra

02707    Javelin Tortrix      Bactra verutana

Length: 8mm.       Flight Time: June-October.       Larval Food: Flat-sedges (Cyperaceae).
Javelin Tortrix Javelin Tortrix Javelin Tortrix

02749    Sculptured Tortrix      Eumarozia malachitana

Length: 8mm.       Flight Time: May-September.       Larval Food: Various deciduous trees & shrubs.
Sculptured Tortrix Sculptured Tortrix

02750    Broken-line Zomaria      Zomaria interruptolineana

Length: 6-8mm.       Flight Time:       Larval Food: Blueberries and other members of the Ericaceae.
Broken-line Zomaria Broken-line Zomaria Broken-line Zomaria

02772    Labyrinth Tortrix      Phaecasiophora niveiguttana

Length: 6-7mm.       Flight Time: May-August       Larval Food: Sassafras (Lauraceae).
Labyrinth Tortrix Labyrinth Tortrix

02776    Woolly-backed Tortrix      Olethreutes furfuranum

Length: 6-7mm.       Flight Time:       Larval Food:
Woolly-backed Tortrix Woolly-backed Tortrix

02859    Thyme Marble      Celypha cespitana

Length: 6-8mm.       Flight Time: May-September.       Larval Food: A wide range of both woody and herbaceous plants.
Thyme Marble Thyme Marble Thyme Marble

02936    Aster-head Phaneta      Phaneta tomonana

Length: 6mm.       Flight Time: August-September.       Larval Food: The flowerheads of Aster plants.
Aster-head Phaneta Aster-head Phaneta

03116    Triangle-backed Eucosma      Eucosma dorsisignatana

Length: 6-11mm.       Flight Time: July-October.       Larval Food: Roots of goldenrod.
Triangle-backed Eucosma Triangle-backed Eucosma Triangle-backed Eucosma

03116.1          Eucosma similiana

Length: 10-11mm.       Flight Time: July-September.       Larval Food: Roots of goldenrod.
Eucosma similiana

03172     Ragweed Borer      Epiblema strenuana

Length: 6-8mm.       Flight Time: May-September.       Larval Food: Ragweed and members of the Goosefoot and Amaranth families.
Ragweed Borer Ragweed Borer Ragweed Borer

03184     Three-banded Tortrix      Epiblema tripartitana

Length: 8-10mm.       Flight Time: April-July.       Larval Food:
Three-banded Tortrix Three-banded Tortrix

03202     Bidens Borer      Epiblema otiosana

Length: 6-10mm.       Flight Time: May-September.       Larval Food: Members of the aster family, especially ragweeds and Bidens species.
Bidens Borer

03218     Constricted Sonia      Sonia constrictana

Length: 7-8mm.       Flight Time: June-August.       Larval Food:
Constricted Sonia Constricted Sonia Constricted Sonia

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.).
Maple-twig Borer Maple-twig Borer Maple-twig Borer

03374     Strawberry Leafroller      Ancylis comptana

Length:       Flight Time:       Larval Food:
Strawberry Leafroller Strawberry Leafroller Strawberry Leafroller

03429     Lesser Apple Tortrix      Grapholita prunivora

Length:       Flight Time:       Larval Food:
Lesser Apple Tortrix

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.
Locust-twig Borer Locust-twig Borer Locust-twig Borer

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.
Juniper Budworm

03754     Angular Aethes      Aethes angulatana

Length: 8mm.       Flight Time:       Larval Food: Juniper.
Angular Aethes Angular Aethes Angular Aethes

03777     Banded Cochylid      Cochylis hospes

Length: 7-8mm.       Flight Time: July-August       Larval Food:
Banded Cochylid Banded Cochylid

03848     Evening-primrose Cochylid      Atroposia oenotherana

Length: 5-6mm.       Flight Time: June-August       Larval Food:
Evening-primrose Cochylid Evening-primrose Cochylid