Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oegoconia novimundi (Busck, 1915)
described in 1828 by Haworth, who originally placed it in genus Recurvaria
placed by some authors in family Blastobasidae or Gelechiidae or Symmocidae (which is treated as a subfamily - Symmocinae - of Autostichidae at
All-Leps)
Explanation of Names
QUADRIPUNCTA means "four-spotted", and is the origin of the common name, Four-spotted Yellowneck
Numbers
the only species in this genus in North America listed under Symmocidae at
nearctica.com, and under Autostichidae at
All-LepsIdentification
Adult: forewing dark gray or blackish with a pale yellowish band crossing the wing about halfway along the costa, and a spot of the same color near the apex; a continuous band of pale yellow across the base of the forewings gives the moth a yellow-collared or yellow-necked appearance; wings held together over abdomen when moth is at rest
Range
southern Canada and northern United States
also occurs in Eurasia
Habitat
lawns and gardens around homes; adults are nocturnal and come to light
Season
adults fly from May to August (peak numbers in July)
Food
larvae feed on detritus in leaf litter
Internet References
live and pinned adult images by various photographers, plus common name reference [Four-spotted Yellowneck] (Moth Photographers Group)
adult image (Larry Line, Maryland)
pinned adult image plus distribution, common name reference [Leaf Litter Moth] and larval food (Gerald Fauske, Moths of North Dakota)
adult image and larval food (Jack Astley, UK Moths)
classification of genus in family Symmocidae (Butterflies & Moths of the World)
presence in Russia; list (V.V. Dubatolov, Symmocidae collection of Siberian Zoological Museum)
