Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Olethreutini » Olethreutes » Wretched Olethreutes Moth - Hodges#2791 (Olethreutes exoletum)
Photo#778165
Wretched Olethreutes - Olethreutes exoletum
Copyright © 2013 Karl Hillig

Wretched Olethreutes - Olethreutes exoletum
Ballston Lake , Saratoga County, New York, USA
May 31, 2013
Size: 8 mm long
This moth just emerged from a cocoon I found on a leaf of black currant. I also found a caterpillar on the same plant, possibly the same species. ID help appreciated.

Images of this individual: tag all
Wretched Olethreutes - Olethreutes exoletum Wretched Olethreutes - Olethreutes exoletum
Contributed by Karl Hillig on 31 May, 2013 - 9:05am

Love those moth common names
This one might be the title of a horror movie!
… Diane Young, 31 May, 2013 - 11:28am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Karl Hillig, 31 May, 2013 - 9:16am

Looks like ...
Olethreutes exoletum. ID verification appreciated.
… Karl Hillig, 31 May, 2013 - 9:14am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo