Torticid Moth
- Common Name: Torticid Moth
- Order Name: Lepidoptera
- Family Name: Torticidae
The moth members of this Order of insects include a large number of diverse families. Moth groups include micro moths, leaf miners, clothes moths, plume moths, ermine moths, burnets, geometrids, silk moths, sphinx moths, tiger moths, wasp moths, noctuids, underwings and many others.
Tortricid moths have square-tipped forewings and resemble a shield at rest. Their caterpillars protect themselves by rolling leaves which they then sealed with silk. Itzpápalotl was the Chichimec mother goddess, later adopted by the Aztec and Mayan civilization. In ancient Mexican culture, Itzpápalotl meant obsidian butterfly. Butterflies have been associated with the soul and obsidian was the material used in human sacrificial blades. Through death, the human soul was liberated from it’s earthly, physical bounds.
