Family

Twirler Moths

Gelechiidae

41 species in our catalog · found in 17 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyGelechiidae (Twirler Moths)

Species in this group

Mesophleps adustipennis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dichomeris ochreoviridella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anarsia epiula

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ardozyga catarrhacta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Thiotricha atractodes

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Helcystogramma hibisci

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Helcystogramma lutatella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Stegasta variana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ornativalva erubescens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dichomeris siderosema

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anarsia anisodonta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ardozyga chionoprora

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acompsia cinerella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Tituacia deviella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Bryotropha terrella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Dichomeris acuminatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Argolamprotes micella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anarsia molybdota

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chionodes mediofuscella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Fascista cercerisella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Friseria cockerelli

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Gnorimoschema baccharisella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Recurvaria leucatella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pseudotelphusa paripunctella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Pseudotelphusa scalella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Teleiodes luculella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Orthoptila abruptella

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Aproaerema anthyllidella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Parachronistis albiceps

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Oxypteryx atrella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Dichomeris ustalella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Nothris verbascella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Gelechia nigra

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Scrobipalpopsis tetradymiella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Arogalea cristifasciella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Battaristis vittella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ardozyga nyctias

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Anacampsis agrimoniella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Platyedra subcinerea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Aroga velocella

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sophronia santolinae

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

<5%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Twirler Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	11 of 41	~50%
	Helcystogramma lutatella			~10%
	Ash-Coloured Crest			~10%
	Argolamprotes micella			~10%
	Pseudotelphusa paripunctella			~10%
	Pseudotelphusa scalella			~10%
	Cinerous Neb			~10%
	Teleiodes luculella			~10%
	Parachronistis albiceps			<5%
	Two-Spotted Neb			<5%
	Worcester Crest			<5%
	Gelechia nigra			<5%
2	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	7 of 41	~40%
	Dichomeris ochreoviridella			~10%
	Thiotricha atractodes			~10%
	Helcystogramma hibisci			~10%
	Stegasta variana			~10%
	🦋 Dichomeris siderosema			~10%
	Anarsia anisodonta			~10%
	Tituacia deviella			~10%
3	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	4 of 41	~20%
	🦋 Anarsia epiula			~10%
	Anarsia molybdota			~10%
	Orthoptila abruptella			~10%
	Ardozyga nyctias			<5%
4	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 41	~10%
	Ardozyga catarrhacta			~10%
	Alfalfa Leaf Tier			~10%
5	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 41	~10%
	Black-Smudged Chionodes Moth			~10%
	Redbud Leaffolder Moth			~10%
	White Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 41	~10%
	White-Barred Groundling			~10%
	Cotton Stem Moth			<5%
	Dusky Groundling			<5%
7	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 41	~10%
	🦋 Soybean Webworm Moth			~10%
8	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 41	~10%
	Nothris verbascella			<5%
	🦋 Sophronia santolinae			<5%
9	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	~10%
	Ornativalva erubescens			~10%
10	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 41	~10%
	Ardozyga chionoprora			~10%
11	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 41	~10%
	Cinerous Neb			~10%
12	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	~10%
	Mesquite Webworm Moth			~10%
13	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	~10%
	Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth			~10%
14	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 41	<5%
	Vetch Sober			<5%
15	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	<5%
	Scrobipalpopsis tetradymiella			<5%
16	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	<5%
	Orange Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
17	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	<5%
	Agrimony Anacampsis Moth			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	6 of 41	~20%
	Ash-Coloured Crest			~10%
	Cinerous Neb			~10%
	White-Barred Groundling			<5%
	Teleiodes luculella			<5%
	Cotton Stem Moth			<5%
	Vetch Sober			<5%
2	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 41	~10%
	Black-Smudged Chionodes Moth			<5%
	White Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
	Orange Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
	Redbud Leaffolder Moth			<5%
	Agrimony Anacampsis Moth			<5%
3	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 41	~10%
	Black-Smudged Chionodes Moth			~10%
	White Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
	Orange Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
4	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 41	~10%
	Redbud Leaffolder Moth			<5%
	🦋 Soybean Webworm Moth			<5%
	White Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
5	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 41	~10%
	Black-Smudged Chionodes Moth			<5%
	White Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
	Redbud Leaffolder Moth			<5%
	Orange Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
6	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	~10%
	Ornativalva erubescens			~10%
7	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	3 of 41	~10%
	Stegasta variana			<5%
	Thiotricha atractodes			<5%
	Alfalfa Leaf Tier			<5%
8	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 41	~10%
	Cotton Stem Moth			<5%
	🦋 Soybean Webworm Moth			<5%
	Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth			<5%
9	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 41	~10%
	Orange Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
	Agrimony Anacampsis Moth			<5%
	Cotton Stem Moth			<5%
10	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 41	~10%
	Cinerous Neb			<5%
	White-Barred Groundling			<5%
11	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 41	~10%
	Cinerous Neb			~10%
12	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 41	~10%
	Orange Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
	🦋 Soybean Webworm Moth			<5%
13	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 41	~10%
	Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth			<5%
	Cotton Stem Moth			<5%
14	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 41	~10%
	Cotton Stem Moth			<5%
	Black-Smudged Chionodes Moth			<5%
15	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	~10%
	Redbud Leaffolder Moth			~10%
16	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 41	<5%
	Orange Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
	Black-Smudged Chionodes Moth			<5%
17	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 41	<5%
	Black-Smudged Chionodes Moth			<5%
	White Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
18	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 41	<5%
	Vetch Sober			<5%
19	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	<5%
	Black-Smudged Chionodes Moth			<5%
20	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	<5%
	Cotton Stem Moth			<5%
21	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	<5%
	Ornativalva erubescens			<5%
22	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 41	<5%
	Ash-Coloured Crest			<5%
23	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 41	<5%
	Dusky Groundling			<5%
24	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 41	<5%
	Orthoptila abruptella			<5%
25	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	<5%
	Orange Stripe-Backed Moth			<5%
26	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 41	<5%
	Agrimony Anacampsis Moth			<5%
27	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 41	<5%
	Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth			<5%
28	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 41	<5%
	Ash-Coloured Crest			<5%

Twirler Moths

Species in this group

Soybean Webworm Moth

Dichomeris ochreoviridella

Anarsia epiula

Ardozyga catarrhacta

Thiotricha atractodes

Helcystogramma hibisci

Helcystogramma lutatella

Stegasta variana

Ornativalva erubescens

Dichomeris siderosema

Anarsia anisodonta

Ardozyga chionoprora

Ash-Coloured Crest

Tituacia deviella

Cinerous Neb

Alfalfa Leaf Tier

Argolamprotes micella

Anarsia molybdota

Black-Smudged Chionodes Moth

Redbud Leaffolder Moth

Mesquite Webworm Moth

Coyote Brush Stem Gall Moth

White-Barred Groundling

Pseudotelphusa paripunctella

Pseudotelphusa scalella

Teleiodes luculella

Orthoptila abruptella

Vetch Sober

Parachronistis albiceps

Two-Spotted Neb

Worcester Crest

Nothris verbascella

Gelechia nigra

Scrobipalpopsis tetradymiella

White Stripe-Backed Moth

Orange Stripe-Backed Moth

Ardozyga nyctias

Agrimony Anacampsis Moth

Cotton Stem Moth

Dusky Groundling

Sophronia santolinae

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Twirler Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked