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Twirler Moths

Gelechiidae · 84 species · Page 2 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

Twirler Moths 84

Lepidoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Gelechiidae
All2,108Noctuidae445Tortricidae317Geometridae242Erebidae203Crambidae132Gelechiidae84Pyralidae80Gracillariidae68Nymphalidae51Notodontidae49Lycaenidae31Sphingidae31Tineidae31Hesperiidae29Depressariidae26Nepticulidae24Sesiidae21Coleophoridae18Limacodidae15Pterophoridae14Momphidae13Pieridae13Nolidae12Saturniidae11Argyresthiidae10Drepanidae8Oecophoridae8Blastobasidae6Cosmopterigidae6Hepialidae6Lasiocampidae6Papilionidae6Bucculatricidae5Choreutidae5Cossidae5Tischeriidae5Autostichidae4Carposinidae4Elachistidae4Ethmiidae4Heliozelidae4Psychidae4Yponomeutidae4Euteliidae3Glyphipterigidae3Plutellidae3Scythrididae3Ypsolophidae3Adelidae2Alucitidae2Apatelodidae2Eriocraniidae2Incurvariidae2Lyonetiidae2Prodoxidae2Schreckensteiniidae2Uraniidae2Attevidae1Batrachedridae1Bedelliidae1Dryadaulidae1Epermeniidae1Heliodinidae1Lecithoceridae1Micropterigidae1Opostegidae1Thyrididae1Urodidae1
Glauce pectenalaeella9 observations
Elm Groundling9 observations
Ten-spotted Honeysuckle Moth8 observations
Eye-ringed Chionodes Moth8 observations
Aristotelia isopelta7 observations
Pine Needleminer Moth7 observations
Spotted Dichomeris Moth7 observations
Chionodes fondella6 observations
six-spot groundling6 observations
Pseudochelaria pennsylvanica6 observations
Scrobipalpula manierreorum6 observations
Fernald's Helcystogramma Moth5 observations
Constricted Twirler5 observations
Palmerworm Moth4 observations
Lesser Bud Moth4 observations
Pine Bud Moth4 observations
Gnorimoschema gallaeasterella3 observations
Music-loving Moth3 observations
Helcystogramma melanocarpa3 observations
Scrobipalpula sacculicola3 observations
Juniper Webworm Moth2 observations
Hairy Dichomeris Moth2 observations
White-spotted Chionodes Moth2 observations
Chionodes lugubrella2 observations
Five-spotted Twirler Moth2 observations
Spinach moth1 observations
Conifer Needleminer1 observations
White-edged Coleotechnites Moth1 observations
Silver-dashed anacampsis1 observations
Black-faced Twirler MothBattaristis nigratomella
Pseudotelphusa palliderosacellaPseudotelphusa palliderosacella
Peach twig borerAnarsia lineatella
Potato Tuber MothPhthorimaea operculella
Two-spotted Chionodes MothChionodes bicostomaculella
Dusky-backed Filatima MothFilatima pseudacaciella
Poplar SoberAnacampsis populella