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Top view of an adult — Porter County (Chris Joll)
Side view of an adult — St. Joseph County (Steve Sass)
Side view of an adult — Brown County (Michele Pollock)
An Indiana Native

Antaeotricha schlaegeri — Schlaeger’s Fruitworm

(Zeller, 1854)

schlaegeri Species Antaeotricha Genus Stenomatinae Subfamily Family Depressariidae Gelechioidea Superfamily Order Lepidoptera Insecta Class Hexapoda Subphylum Phylum Arthropoda Kingdom Animalia
schlaegeri Species Antaeotricha Genus Stenomatinae Subfamily Family Depressariidae Gelechioidea Superfamily Order Lepidoptera Insecta Class Hexapoda Subphylum Phylum Arthropoda Kingdom Animalia

Hodges# 1011

Etymology

Antaeotricha: Combines of the Latin ante, meaning “in front of” or “before,” with the Greek thrix, for “hair.”

schlaegeri:Philipp Christoph Zeller, who first described this moth, likely named it after his friend and contemporary entomologist Friederich Schlaeger.

Pronunciation

an-tee-oh-trye-kuh shleg-ur-eye

Other Common Names

Blunt’s flat-body moth

Top view of an adult — Porter County (Chris Joll)
Side view of an adult — St. Joseph County (Steve Sass)
Side view of an adult — Brown County (Michele Pollock)

Documented Occurrences

This map shows the verified sightings of Schlaeger’s fruitworm in Indiana. All sightings were confirmed through photographic documentation by individuals who contributed to the Great American IN Nature Lepidoptera Project (GAIN LP).

species present icon GAIN LP
documented
in county.

Documented North American Sightings as of 4/10/2020

GAIN LP Sightings

Date County Observer Notes Image1 Image2
2024-08-06 Lake Halon, Joelle
2024-05-07 Lake Welton, Rick
2024-05-07 Putnam Price, Sheryl
2024-05-05 Brown Pollock, Michele
2023-08-25 Hamilton Kant, Nancy
2023-05-31 Washington Hendrix, Suzanna
2023-05-31 Washington Hendrix, Suzanna
2023-05-28 Lake Welton, Rick
2023-05-27 Owen Pettigrew, Laura
2023-05-23 Newton Jaskula, Jeanette
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Observation Details Images
Date: 2024-08-06
County: Lake
Observer: Halon, Joelle
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Date: 2024-05-07
County: Lake
Observer: Welton, Rick
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Date: 2024-05-07
County: Putnam
Observer: Price, Sheryl
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Date: 2024-05-05
County: Brown
Observer: Pollock, Michele
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Date: 2023-08-25
County: Hamilton
Observer: Kant, Nancy
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Date: 2023-05-31
County: Washington
Observer: Hendrix, Suzanna
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Date: 2023-05-31
County: Washington
Observer: Hendrix, Suzanna
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Date: 2023-05-28
County: Lake
Observer: Welton, Rick
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Date: 2023-05-27
County: Owen
Observer: Pettigrew, Laura
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Date: 2023-05-23
County: Newton
Observer: Jaskula, Jeanette
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Gold-striped Leaftier Sightings by Month

Conservation Status

ConservationBaseMap Indiana Status National Status Global Status NR NR NR

not ranked NR: Not ranked

Floral Associates

Schlaeger’s fruitworm larvae eat the foliage of birch (Betula) and oaks (Quercus ).


Known Larval Food Sources in Indiana
Family Taxonomic Name Common Name
Order: Fagales
BetulaceaeBetula spp.birches
FagaceaeQuercus spp.oaks