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Gold-striped Leaftier - Machimia tentoriferella Brownish gray forewings with two sharp blackish dots in the antemedial and reniform spot positions that form a triangle with a more diffuse spot on inner margin. Postmedial line was diffuse. Upturned labial palps.<br />
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Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a rural area. Geotagged,Gold-striped leaftier moth,Machimia tentoriferella,Summer,United States,leaftier,machimia,moth Click/tap to enlarge

Gold-striped Leaftier - Machimia tentoriferella

Brownish gray forewings with two sharp blackish dots in the antemedial and reniform spot positions that form a triangle with a more diffuse spot on inner margin. Postmedial line was diffuse. Upturned labial palps.

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a rural area.

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The gold-striped leaftier moth is a moth of the Depressariidae family. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina and Tennessee, west to Mississippi and Iowa, north to Ontario

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 3, 2019. Captured Sep 2, 2019 21:04 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm