Numbers
22 species in North America (
nearctica.com)
7 species in Ontario (based on search at
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)
Identification
small moths with slender wings; some species have a grayish forewing with a white band crossing it about two-thirds distance from base; in other species, much of the forewing is orange, or mottled white & gray, or mostly black
Range
most of United States and into southern Ontario
also occurs throughout Eurasia and in Central and South America (based on Internet search)
Internet References
pinned adult images of several species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
live adult images of
A. tristrigella (Lynn Scott, Ontario)
pinned adult image of
A. coverdalella (Mississippi State U.)
pinned adult image of the holarctic species
A. populella (J.P. Kaitila, Finland)
presence in California; list (California Moth Species List, U. of California at Berkeley)
Contributed by
Robin McLeod on 15 October, 2005 - 7:52pm
Last updated 20 November, 2005 - 11:13am
