A Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/6/2019).

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A Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/6/2019).

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A Peacock Brenthia Moth in Washington Co., Oklahoma (9/9/2008).

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A Peacock Brenthia Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2014). Determined by Marcia Morris/BugGuide.

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Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 208779 - Psn: 45)

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Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 208788 - Psn: 54)

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Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 208790 - Psn: 55)

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Peacock Brenthia Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 860845 - Psn: 55)

Peacock Brenthia Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Peacock Brenthia Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/28/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1075557 - Psn: 55)

Peacock Brenthia Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/28/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 208789 - Psn: 62)

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Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 208791 - Psn: 65)

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Peacock Brenthia Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/7/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 799766 - Psn: 78)

Peacock Brenthia Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/7/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Peacock Brenthia Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2021).

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Peacock Brenthia Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/27/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1071303 - Psn: 88)

Peacock Brenthia Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/27/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2005). Determined by John Heppner.

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A Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2005). Determined by John Heppner.

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A Peacock Brenthia Moth pupa in Winneshiek Co., Iowa.

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A Peacock Brenthia Moth pupa in Winneshiek Co., Iowa.

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A Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/6/2019). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Peacock Brenthia Moth in Washington Co., Oklahoma (9/9/2008). View Record Details Media by Mark Dreiling.

A Peacock Brenthia Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2014). Determined by Marcia Morris/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

Peacock Brenthia Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Peacock Brenthia Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/28/2024). (c) Jim Moore (Maryland), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Peacock Brenthia Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/7/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Peacock Brenthia Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/24/2021). View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Peacock Brenthia Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/27/2024). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

A Peacock Brenthia Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/3/2005). Determined by John Heppner. View Record Details Media by Larry Line.

A Peacock Brenthia Moth pupa in Winneshiek Co., Iowa. View Record Details Media by MJ Hatfield.

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Brenthia pavonacella

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Brenthia
Species:	B. pavonacella
Binomial name
*Brenthia pavonacella* Clemens, 1860

Brenthia pavonacella, the peacock brenthia moth, is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is found in North America, including Illinois, Maryland, Iowa, Oklahoma and South Carolina. It has also been recorded from Mexico.

The wingspan is about 9 mm. There are at least two generations per year in Illinois. Larvae can be found from early July to early September.^[1]

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Taxon identifiers
Brenthia pavonacella	Wikidata: Q4961667 BAMONA: Brenthia-pavonacella BOLD: 33576 BugGuide: 112939 CoL: N97H EoL: 951905 GBIF: 1860184 iNaturalist: 416963 IRMNG: 10263345 LepIndex: 120318 MONA: 2627 NatureServe: 2.1065306 NCBI: 691629 Open Tree of Life: 732026

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Peacock Brenthia Moth

Brenthia pavonacella Clemens, 1860

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