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Dichomeris

15 species

In Québec, the genus Dichomeris (family Gelechiidae) counts 15 species of insects. The stars? Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth, Dichomeris vacciniella and Shining Dichomeris Moth, the most often observed. The richest region: Abitibi-Témiscamingue, with 11 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-Témiscamingue11
  2. Outaouais10
  3. Laurentides8
  4. Capitale-Nationale6
  5. Estrie6
  6. Montérégie6
  7. Montréal5
  8. Lanaudière5
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean4
  10. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  11. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  12. Mauricie2
  13. Laval2
  14. Côte-Nord1
  15. Chaudière-Appalaches1

Dichomeris 15

Lepidoptera
All4,550Lepidoptera2,108Coleoptera1,199Hemiptera482Hymenoptera230Diptera210Odonata151Orthoptera61Trichoptera35Ephemeroptera23Neuroptera21Mecoptera9Blattodea7Plecoptera7Dermaptera4Mantodea2Phasmida1
Gelechiidae
All2,108Noctuidae445Tortricidae317Geometridae242Erebidae203Crambidae132Gelechiidae84Pyralidae80Gracillariidae68Nymphalidae51Notodontidae49Lycaenidae31Sphingidae31Tineidae31Hesperiidae29Depressariidae26Nepticulidae24Sesiidae21Coleophoridae18Limacodidae15Pterophoridae14Momphidae13Pieridae13Nolidae12Saturniidae11Argyresthiidae10Drepanidae8Oecophoridae8Blastobasidae6Cosmopterigidae6Hepialidae6Lasiocampidae6Papilionidae6Bucculatricidae5Choreutidae5Cossidae5Tischeriidae5Autostichidae4Carposinidae4Elachistidae4Ethmiidae4Heliozelidae4Psychidae4Yponomeutidae4Euteliidae3Glyphipterigidae3Plutellidae3Scythrididae3Ypsolophidae3Adelidae2Alucitidae2Apatelodidae2Eriocraniidae2Incurvariidae2Lyonetiidae2Prodoxidae2Schreckensteiniidae2Uraniidae2Attevidae1Batrachedridae1Bedelliidae1Dryadaulidae1Epermeniidae1Heliodinidae1Lecithoceridae1Micropterigidae1Opostegidae1Thyrididae1Urodidae1
Cream-edged Dichomeris Moth112 observations
Dichomeris vacciniella30 observations
Shining Dichomeris Moth23 observations
Orange-dotted Dichomeris Moth21 observations
Many-spotted Dichomeris Moth17 observations
Georgia Dichomeris Moth14 observations
Little Devil Moth14 observations
Bilobed Dichomeris Moth11 observations
Indented Dichomeris Moth10 observations
Two-spotted Dichomeris Moth10 observations
Georgia Dichomeris Moth and Allies10 observations
Spotted Dichomeris Moth7 observations
Palmerworm Moth4 observations
Juniper Webworm Moth2 observations
Hairy Dichomeris Moth2 observations