The Tortricidae are a family of moths, commonly known as tortrix moths or leafroller moths, in the order Lepidoptera. This large family has over 11,000 species described, and is the sole member of the superfamily Tortricoidea, although the genus Heliocosma is sometimes placed within this superfamily. Many of these are economically important pests. Olethreutidae is a junior synonym. The typical resting posture is with the wings folded back, producing a rather rounded profile.
Operophtera bruceata, the Bruce spanworm, hunter's moth, or native winter moth is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found from coast to coast in southern Canada and the northern parts of the United States.
Batrachedra arenosella, the armoured scale eating caterpillar or the coconut moth, is a species of moth of the family Batrachedridae. It was first described by Francis Walker using specimens collected in Auckland, New Zealand. It has been hypothesised that the New Zealand moth may contain two distinct species. As well as the moth species in New Zealand, this name has been applied, perhaps incorrectly, to moths found in India, Indonesia, the Malay Peninsula, and Réunion, as well as in Australia, from the Northern Territory and northern Queensland to New South Wales and South Australia.
Chabulina onychinalis, also known as the swan flower plant moth and until recently called Glyphodes onychinalis, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is native to the Afro-Asian Region, including India, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, and has been recorded in California since 2000.
Tirathaba rufivena, the coconut spike moth, greater coconut spike moth or oil palm bunch moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found from south-east Asia to the Pacific islands, including Malaysia, the Cook Islands, the Philippines and the tropical region of Queensland, Australia. They are considered as a minor pest.
Hellula rogatalis, the cabbage webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found from the southern United States north in the east to Maryland, New York and Ontario. It is also found in Mexico, where it has been recorded from Distrito Federal.
Iridopsis pergracilis, the cypress looper moth, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1900. It is found in the US from Maryland to Florida.
Atheloca is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. It contains the species A. subrufella and A. bondari.
Euzophera ostricolorella, the root collar borer moth or tuliptree borer, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890. The species is found in the United States from Arkansas and Louisiana to northern Florida, north to Michigan and New York.
Canarsia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890. Its one species, described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860, is Canarsia ulmiarrosorella, the elm leaftier moth. It is found in North America including Massachusetts, Alabama and Oklahoma.
Apomyelois bistriatella is a species of snout moth in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. It is known from California, the eastern United States, northern Europe and Russia.
Acrobasis betulella, the birch tubemaker, is a species of snout moth in the genus Acrobasis. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890, and is known from southeastern Canada and the United States.
Acrobasis comptoniella, the sweetfern leaf casebearer or sweet-fern moth, is a species of snout moth in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1890 and is known from eastern Canada and the United States.
Cactobrosis fernaldialis, the blue cactus borer, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cactobrosis. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886, and is found from Texas to southern California, where it inhabits deserts.
Zophodia analamprella is a species of snout moth in the genus Zophodia. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1922. It is found in Argentina and is possibly also present in Paraguay.
Oreana is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. Its only species, Oreana unicolorella, described by Hulst one year earlier, is known from most of North America.
Eupithecia graefi, or Graef's pug, is a moth in the family Geometridae. The species was first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in North America from south-western Alberta west to Vancouver Island, north to Alaska and south to California. The habitat consists of wooded areas.
Cyclophora dataria is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in North America, from British Columbia to California, east to Arizona and north to Montana. The habitat consists of mixed or deciduous woods with Quercus species.
Saucrobotys fumoferalis, the dusky saucrobotys moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, north to Yukon, and south to Pennsylvania, Illinois and California. The habitat consists of boreal forests, mixed forests and woodlots.
Coconut moth is a common name for several kinds of moth whose larvae are known to feed on the coconut palm. These include:
