• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Mass Moths on iNaturalist

Mass Moths

Mass Moths

Welcome to Mass Moths – The Place to go for information on Massachusetts Moths

  • Home
  • Species List
    • View Species List
    • Species List Info
  • Search
  • Community
    • How to participate and submit records
    • Moth Identification
    • Thanks
  • Summarized Project Data
  • About
  • Contact

Moths navigation

<< Previous Species:
Elophila gyralis
Next Species:
Elophila obliteralis
>>
Pyraloidea >> Crambidae >> Acentropinae >> Elophila

Elophila tinealis

Munroe, 1972

Sort #: 1442 | P3 #: 800728 | MPG #: 4754 | PFG Page #: 156
View on BugGuide | View on iNaturalist | BOLD Link

Larval substrate: Lemna (Duckweed)
Phenology: Adult: 6/04 to 9/10 (59 records)

Comment: Often confused with the small dark males of E. obliteralis, but this species is generally even smaller, FW length 3-5.5mm. The species has relatively long and narrow wings sprinkled with a few bluish-gray scales, sometimes forming a very faint spot. The abdomen is not or only very weakly banded. Females have much shorter antennae than the males.

Status in MA (automated assessment): Fairly widespread, very common
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2006
Last Year Reported: 2022

Distribution by County: Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Bristol, Plymouth
Number of Records: 60

  • Female. Note long narrow wings, weak markings, short antennae and lack of prominent abdominal striping (Photo: ©Solomon Hendrix)
  • Male (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)

Copyright © 2023 MassMoths · Log in