A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/27/2019).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/14/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Bethesda, Maryland (10/3/2013). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

Photo by Philip Brody MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.

View Record Details Photo by Barbara Thurlow MBP List

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/21/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 276773 - Psn: 45)

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Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/3/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 478077 - Psn: 45)

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A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/17/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Frode Jacobsen MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/24/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/17/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/7/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Tyler Bell MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2015).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (September 2014).

View Record Details Photo by Dan Haas MBP List

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (10/6/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 234786 - Psn: 66)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 318209 - Psn: 66)

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/27/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Arlene Ripley MBP List

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2006).

View Record Details Photo by Arlene Ripley MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/11/2019).

View Record Details Photo by Dave Webb MBP List

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 222813 - Psn: 78)

View Record Details Photo by Timothy Reichard MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/27/2017).

View Record Details Photo by Tyler Bell MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/23/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/25/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/7/2016).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2020).

View Record Details Photo by Mark Etheridge MBP List

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2020).

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Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/28/2025). (c) Carla Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/17/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Tan wings are highlighted in the middle by six black marks, and peppered throughout with fine black spots.

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A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/27/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/14/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Bethesda, Maryland (10/3/2013). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Media by Philip Brody.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/5/2017). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/19/2014). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/17/2020). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/24/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/17/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (10/7/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2015). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (September 2014). View Record Details Media by Dan Haas.

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/27/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (10/11/2019). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/27/2017). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/23/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/25/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/7/2016). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Gold-striped Leaftier Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (8/16/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/28/2025). (c) Carla Morris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by cammfl via iNaturalist.

Gold-striped Leaftier Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/17/2020). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Machimia tentoriferella

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Depressariidae
Genus:	Machimia
Species:	M. tentoriferella
Binomial name
*Machimia tentoriferella* Clemens, 1860
Synonyms
Depressaria confertella Walker, 1864 Depressaria fernaldella Chambers, 1878

The gold-striped leaftier moth (Machimia tentoriferella) is a moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina and Tennessee, west to Mississippi and Iowa, north to Ontario.

The binomial name tentoriferella refers to Latin tentorium (meaning "a tent"), this probably is a reference to the rolled or tied leaf enclosure made by the larva.

The wingspan is 20–26 mm. Adults fly from September to October depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Fraxinus americana and Fraxinus nigra. Other recorded food plants include birch, elm, maple, oak, basswood, butternut, cherry, beech, hickory, balsam poplar, chestnut, hazel, apple, lilac and dogwood.