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Skunk Twirler

Agnippe prunifoliella (Chambers, 1873)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The skunk twirler (Agnippe prunifoliella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: Canada and United States.

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Quick facts about the skunk twirler

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the skunk twirler live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The skunk twirler is listed for 2 countries.

CanadaUnited States of America
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Canada
  2. United States

Is the skunk twirler endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the skunk twirler classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyGelechiidae
  6. genusAgnippe
  7. SpeciesAgnippe prunifoliella (Chambers, 1873)

Synonyms Evippe prunifoliella

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the skunk twirler

Other species in the same genus Agnippe.

CompareSkunk Twirler vs Agnippe abditaSkunk Twirler vs Agnippe aequoreaSkunk Twirler vs Agnippe albidorsellaSkunk Twirler vs Agnippe aulonota

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the skunk twirler live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the skunk twirler for 2 countries: Canada and United States. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the skunk twirler?

The skunk twirler (Agnippe prunifoliella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Skunk Twirler (Agnippe prunifoliella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/skunk-twirler

MLA

“Skunk Twirler (Agnippe prunifoliella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/skunk-twirler.

BibTeX
@misc{skunk_twirler_2026,
  title = {Skunk Twirler (Agnippe prunifoliella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/skunk-twirler},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}