39. Schreckensteiniidae – bristle-legged moths

Small (10–15 mm wingspan) moths with narrow wings. Th ey can be separated from other small, narrow-winged moths by the presence of large spines on the dorsal surface of the metatibia. Th ey have a characteristic pose in which the hind legs are elevated. This family has been variously placed in the Yponomeutoidea or Copromorphoidea; it is likely allied with the Epermenioidea but its exact placement is unresolved (Dugdale et al. 1999). Larvae are external feeders on a number of plants.

This is a small family (8 species, restricted to the Holarctic and Neotropical regions), with three species known in North America. One of these has been recently discovered in AB (Pohl et al. 2005). All three North American species were covered by Forbes (1923).

786 * R H Schreckensteinia festaliella Hübner, 1818 May – Jun m B g Blackberry Skeletonizer

T: Forbes (1923)

L: Pohl et al. (2005) C: NFRC

Epermenioidea