Gold-striped leaftier moth

Machimia tentoriferella

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
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 light at night in a rural area. Geotagged,Gold-striped Leaftier,Machimia tentoriferella,Summer,United States,machimia,moth

Appearance

The wingspan is 20–26 mm. Adults fly from September to October depending on the location.
Gold-striped leaftier moth, Finca Heimatlos, Ecuador Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Finca Heimatlos,Geotagged,Gold-striped leaftier moth,Machimia tentoriferella,South America,Spring,World

Naming

The binomial name ''tentoriferella'' refers to Latin ''tentorium'', this probably is a reference to the rolled or tied leaf enclosure made by the larva.
Gold-striped leaftier moth - Machimia tentoriferella Habitat: Resting on a tree trunk; deciduous forest Fall,Geotagged,Gold-striped leaftier moth,Machimia,Machimia tentoriferella,United States,moth

Food

The larvae feed on ''Fraxinus americana'' and ''Fraxinus nigra''. Other recorded food plants include birch, elm, maple, oak, basswood, butternut, cherry, beech, hickory, balsam poplar, chestnut, hazel, apple, lilac and dogwood.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyDepressariidae
GenusMachimia
SpeciesM. tentoriferella
Photographed in
Ecuador
United States of America