thePembrokeAreaFieldNaturalists presents a MothChecklist of central Renfrew County, Ontario compiled by Jason J. Dombroskie ©chris michener February 2003 Checklist of Moths of the Pembroke Area Field Naturalists Compiled by Jason J. Dombroskie. Status: VR = very rare, R = rare, U = uncommon, C = common Scientific Name Common Name status Family Hepialidae Ghost Moths Sthenopis argenteomaculatus (Harris) Silver-spotted Ghost Moth U Sthenopis quadriguttatus (Grote) Four-spotted Ghost Moth U Family Nepticulidae Minute Eye-cap Moths Ectoedemia populella Busck Poplar Petiolegall Moth C Ectoedemia ulmella (Braun) C Glaucolepis saccharella (Braun) Stigmella corylifoliella (Clemens) U Stigmella saginella (Clemens) R Family Heliozelidae Shield Bearer Moths Antispila freemani Lafontaine R Family Adelidae Fairy Moths Adela purpurea Walker Willow Fairy Moth U Family Incurvariidae Leafcutter Moths Paraclemensia acerifoliella (Fitch) Maple Leafcutter C Family Tineidae Fungus Moths Eccritothrix trimaculella (Chambers) R Nemapogon granella (Linnaeus) R Family Gracillariidae Leaf Miner Moths Caloptilia fraxinella (Ely) Privet Leaf Miner C Caloptilia invariabilis (Braun) Cherry Leafcone Caterpillar C Caloptilia near stigmatella (Fabricus) C Caloptilia umbratella (Braun) R Parornix crataegifoliella (Clemens) R Parornix inusitatumella (Chambers) R Phyllonorycter aeriferella (Clemens) R Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella (Clemens) R Phyllonorycter basistrigella (Clemens) R Phyllonorycter lucetiella (Clemens) Basswood Squareblotch Miner U Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella (Clemens) U Phyllonorycter tiliacella (Chambers) U Phyllonorycter trinotella (Braun) U Family Yponomeutidae Ermine Moths Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus) Diamondback Moth C Swammerdamia caesiella (Hübner) U Family Ypsolophidae Ypsolopha falciferella (Walsingham) U Family Coleophoridae Casebearer Moths Coleophora comptoniella (McDunnough) U Coleophora laricella (Hübner) Larch Casebearer A Coleophora trifolii (Curtis) C Family Cosmopterigidae Cosmet Moths Limnaecia phragmitella Stainton Shy Cosmet C Family Depressariidae Flat Body Moths Agonopterix argillacea (Walsingham) C Agonopterix pulvipennella (Clemens) C Agonopterix walsinghamella (Busck) C Bibarrambla allenella (Walsingham) U Depressariodes ciniflonella (Lienig & Zeller) C Semioscopis aurorella Dyar C Semioscopis inornata Walsingham C Semioscopis megamicrella Dyar C Moth Checklist of the Pembroke Area Field Naturalists 2 Scientific Name Common Name status Semioscopis merriccella Dyar R Semioscopis packardella (Clemens) C Family Ethmiidae Ethmiid Moths Ethmia bipunctella (Fabricius) Family Gelechidae Twirler Moths Aristotelia roseosuffusella (Clemens) U Aroga trialbamaculella (Chambers) U Arogalea cristifasciella (Chambers) U Dichomeris caia Hodges R Dichomeris flavocostella (Clemens) U Evippe pruneifoliella Chambers C Filatima abactella (Clarke) C Telphusa longifasciella (Chambers) C Family Momphidae Mompha Moths Mompha sp. U Family Oecophoridae Concealer Moths Antaeotricha schlaegeri (Zeller) U Family Cossidae Carpenterworm Moths Acossus centerensis (Lintner) Poplar Carpenterworm C Family Tortricidae Leafroller Moths Subfamily Olethreutinae Ancylis burgessiana (Zeller) Cherry Leffolder U Ancylis comptana (Frölich) Strawberry Leafroller C Ancylis diminutana (Haworth) U Ancylis fuscociliana (Clemens) U Ancylis mediofasciana (Clemens) U Ancylis metamelana (Walker) U Ancylis nubeculana (Clemens) U Ancylis spiraefoliana (Clemens) C Ancylis subaequana (Zeller) C Cydia toreuta (Grote) Eastern Pine Seedworm C Endothenia hebesana (Walker) Verbena Bud Moth U Epiblema otiosana (Clemens) Bidens Borer U Epiblema scudderiana (Clemens) Goldenrod Gall Tortrix C Epinotia crenana (Hübner) U Epinotia criddleana (Kearfott) C Epinotia lindana (Fernald) U Epinotia myricana McDunnough U Eucosma agricolana (Walsingham) C Eucosma dorsisignata (Clemens) A Eucosma monitorana Heinrich Red Pine Cone Borer R Eucosma tocullionana Heinrich White Pine Cone Borer C Gypsonoma fasciolana (Clemens) C Olethreutes exoletus (Zeller) U Orthotaenia undulana (Denis & Schiffermüller) Dusky Leafroller C Phaneta awemeana (Kearfott) C Phaneta kokana (Kearfott) C Phaneta radiatana (Walsingham) U Phaneta verna Miller U Pseudexentera kalmiana McDunnough U Pseudexentera oregonana (Walsingham) Aspen Leafroller C Pseudosciaphila duplex (Walsingham) Spotted Aspen Leafroller C Rhyacionia busckana Heinrich Red Pine Shoot Borer U Sereda tautana (Clemens) U Moth Checklist of the Pembroke Area Field Naturalists 3 Scientific Name Common Name status Subfamily Tortricinae Acleris braunana (McDunnough) U Acleris caliginosana (Walker) U Acleris celiana (Robinson) U Acleris chalybeana (Fernald) Lesser Maple Leafroller U Acleris cornana (McDunnough) Dogwood Leafroller U Acleris flavivittana (Clemens) Masked Leafroller U Acleris fuscana (Barnes & Busck) C Acleris near hudsoniana (Walker) R Acleris implexana (Walker) C Acleris logiana (Clerck) Blackheaded Birch Leaffolder C Acleris maccana (Treischke) C Acleris macdunnoughi Obraztsov U Acleris nigrolinea (Robinson) U Acleris nivisellana (Walsingham) Apple Leaf Twister C Acleris oxycoccana (Packard) C Acleris robinsoniana (Forbes) U Acleris semiannula (Robinson) U Amorbia humerosana Clemens U Archips alberta (McDunnough) U Archips argyrospila (Walker) Fruit-tree Leafroller U Archips cerasivorana (Fitch) Uglynest Caterpillar C Archips myricana (McDunnough) C Archips packardiana (Fernald) Spruce Needleworm U Archips purpurana (Clemens) Omnivorous Leafroller C Archips striana (Fernald) Striated Tortrix U Argyrotaenia alisellana (Robinson) U Argyrotaenia mariana (Fernald) Gray-banded Leafroller C Argyrotaenia occultana Freeman Fall Spruce Needle Moth U Argyrotaenia pinatubana (Kearfott) Pine-tube Moth U Argyrotaenia quadrifasciana (Fernald) Lesser All-green Leafroller U Argyrotaenia quercifoliana (Fitch) Oak Leafroller U Argyrotaenia velutinana (Walker) Red-banded Leafroller U Choristoneura conflictana (Walker) Large Aspen Tortrix U Choristoneura fractivittana (Clemens) U Choristoneura fumiferana (Clemens) Spruce Budworm C Choristoneura pinus Freeman Jack Pine Budworm C Choristoneura rosaceana (Harris) Oblique-banded Leafroller C Clepsis melaleucana (Walker) C Clepsis persicana (Fitch) White Triangle Tortrix C Decodes macdunnoughi Powell U Ptycholoma peritana (Clemens) Garden Tortrix C Sparganothis flavibasana (Fernald) U Sparganothis niveana (Walsingham) U Sparganothis pettitana (Robinson) Maple-basswood Leafroller U Sparganothis reticulatana (Clemens) C Sparganothis sulfureana (Clemens) Sparganothis Fruitworm C Sparganothis tristriana Kearfott U Syndemis afflictana (Walker) C Family Sesiidae Clearwing Moths Pennisetia marginata (Harris) Raspberry Crown Borer U Synanthedon acerni (Clemens) Maple Callus Borer U Synanthedon pini (Kellicott) Pitch Mass Borer R Moth Checklist of the Pembroke Area Field Naturalists 4 Scientific Name Common Name status Family Choreutidae Metalmark Moths Eutromula diana (Hübner) U Family Limacodidae Slug Moths Euclea delphinii (Boisduval) Spiny Oak-slug U Lithacodes fasciola (Herrich-Schäffer) U Tortricidia flexuosa (Grote) C Tortricidia testacea Packard U Family Alucitidae Many-plume Moths Alucita hexadactyla Linnaeus Six-plume Moth C Family Pterophoridae Plume Moths Amblyptilia pica (Walsingham) U Gillmeria pallidactyla (Haworth) C Hellinsia kellicottii (Fish) U Hellinsia pectodactylus (Walsingham) C Oidaematophorus mathewianus (Zeller) C Platyptilia tesseradactyla (Linnaeus) C Stenoptilia coloradensis (Fernald) U Family Pyralidae Snout Moths Subfamily Scopariinae Crud Moths Eudonia lugubralis (Walker) U Scoparia basalis Walker U Scoparia biplagialis Walker U Subfamily Nymphulinae Pondweed Moths Munroessa gyralis (Hulst) C Munroessa icciusalis (Walker) A Nymphula ekthlipsis (Grote) C Parapoynx allionealis Walker U Parapoynx badiusalis (Walker) U Parapoynx maculalis (Clemens) C Parapoynx obscuralis (Grote) U Synclita obliteralis (Walker) Waterlily Leaf Cutter U Subfamily Odontiinae Odontiine Snout Moths Metrea ostreonalis Grote U Subfamily Glaphyrinae Glaphyrine Snout Moths Xanthophysa psychialis Hulst C Subfamily Evergestinae Evergestine Snout Moths Evergestis pallidata (Hufnagel) Purple-backed Cabbageworm U Evergestis unimacula (Grote & Robinson) U Subfamily Pyraustinae Pyraustine Snout Moths Anania funebris (Ström) U Crocidophora serratissimalis Zeller U Desmia funeralis (Hübner) Grape Leaffolder R Framinghamia helvalis (Walker) U Fumibotys fumalis (Guenée) Mint Root Borer C Hahncappsia marculenta (Grote & Robinson) C Herpetogramma pertextalis (Lederer) U Hymenia perspectalis (Hübner) Spotted Beet Webworm U Loxostege cereralis (Zeller) Alfalfa Webworm U Loxostege sticticalis (Linnaeus) Beet Webworm U Loxostegopsis merrickalis (Barnes & McDunnough) U Nomophila nearctica Munroe Celery Stalkworm C Ostrinia marginalis (Walker) U Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) European Corn Borer C Palpita aenescentalis Munroe U Moth Checklist of the Pembroke Area Field Naturalists 5 Scientific Name Common Name status Palpita magniferalis (Walker) Ash Leafroller C Pantographa limata (Grote & Robinson) Basswood Leafroller U Phlyctaenia coronata (Hufnagel) U Pyrausta acrionalis (Walker) U Saucrobotys fumoferalis (Hulst) U Saucrobotys futilalis (Lederer) U Sitochroa chortalis (Grote) C Udea rubigalis (Guenée) Celery Leaftier U Subfamily Crambinae Grass Moths Agriphila ruricolella (Zeller) U Agriphila vulgivagella (Clemens) Vagabond Crambus C Catoptria latiradiella (Walker) Three-spotted Crambus U Chrysoteuchia toparia (Zeller) Cranberry Girdler