Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies

Tineidae · 31 species

In Québec, the family Tineidae (order Lepidoptera) counts 31 species of insects. The stars? Orange-headed monopis, Dark Acrolophus and Skunkback Monopis Moth, the most often observed. The richest region: Capitale-Nationale, with 21 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. Capitale-Nationale21
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  3. Outaouais15
  4. Estrie12
  5. Laurentides11
  6. Montérégie11
  7. Lanaudière7
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean6
  9. Mauricie5
  10. Montréal4
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine4
  12. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  15. Centre-du-Québec1