Filigreed Chimoptesis

Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana

Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana is a moth in the Tortricidae family.
Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana - Filigreed Chimoptesis TL: 8 mm. Dark FW with white strip Habitat: Attracted to a 365 nm black light in a semi-rural area *JD species intro #900 for me! Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana,Filigreed Chimoptesis,Geotagged,Summer,United States,moth

Appearance

Adult - forewing dark gray to blackish with white tri-lobed strip along inner margin, sometimes tinted with green; black V-shaped mark at anal angle; several small white spots along costa; hindwing gray with dark double terminal line and wide fringe.

Naming

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Chimoptesis pennsylvaniana (Kearfott, 1907)
Proteoteros pennsylvaniana Kearfott, 1907 * in notes under Proteoteros albicapitana (1)
Griselda pennsylvaniana

Distribution

Pennsylvania and Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas and at least Indiana.

References:

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https://bugguide.net/node/view/89979
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyTortricidae
GenusChimoptesis
SpeciesChimoptesis pennsylvaniana
Photographed in
United States of America