Twirler Moths

Gelechiidae · 84 species · Page 1 of 2

In Québec, the family Gelechiidae (order Lepidoptera) counts 84 species of insects. The stars? Burdock Seedhead Moth, Black-smudged Chionodes Moth and Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth, the most often observed. The richest region: Abitibi-Témiscamingue, with 52 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue52
  2. Outaouais48
  3. Capitale-Nationale45
  4. Montérégie41
  5. Estrie29
  6. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine22
  7. Laurentides21
  8. Montréal18
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean16
  10. Mauricie14
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  12. Lanaudière12
  13. Côte-Nord11
  14. Nord-du-Québec7
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches6
  16. Centre-du-Québec3
  17. Laval2
Burdock Seedhead Moth142 observations
Black-smudged Chionodes Moth127 observations
Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth112 observations
Pale-headed Aspen Leafroller Moth80 observations
Gelechia lynceella54 observations
Sinoe chambersi52 observations
Carpatolechia belangerella47 observations
Y-backed Telphusa39 observations
Skunk Twirler38 observations
Coleotechnites quercivorella38 observations
Neotelphusa praefixa34 observations
Agrimony Anacampsis Moth30 observations
Orange Spruce Needleminer30 observations
Dichomeris vacciniella30 observations
Spruce Micromoth26 observations
pointed groundling25 observations
Ruby Aristotelia Moth24 observations
Chionodes praeclarella24 observations
obscure neb23 observations
Shining Dichomeris Moth23 observations
Pink-washed Aristotelia Moth22 observations
Orange-dotted Dichomeris Moth21 observations
Dark-headed Aspen Leafroller Moth20 observations
White-banded Pubitelphusa Moth20 observations
Chionodes sattleri19 observations
Many-spotted Dichomeris Moth17 observations
Aristotelia fungivorella15 observations
Orache Leafminer Moth15 observations
Orange Stripe-backed Moth15 observations
Little Devil Moth14 observations
Pseudotelphusa quercinigracella14 observations
Georgia Dichomeris Moth14 observations
Goldenrod Elliptical-Gall Moth13 observations
Xenolechia ontariensis13 observations
Leafroller13 observations
Anacampsis conclusella12 observations
White Stripe-backed Moth12 observations
Orange-crescent Moth12 observations
Isophrictis anteliella12 observations
Filatima abactella12 observations
Aproaerema palpilineella12 observations
Bilobed Dichomeris Moth11 observations
Walsingham's Moth11 observations
Indented Dichomeris Moth10 observations
Two-spotted Dichomeris Moth10 observations
Georgia Dichomeris Moth and Allies10 observations
Boxelder Leafworm Moth10 observations
Anacampsis tristrigella9 observations