When I ran across this moth I sent a photo of it to John Glaser who discovered an unidentified specimen in his collection taken at the Severn Wildlife Management Area about 15 miles from my house. According to Larry Line, John later collected a series of specimens which were sent to the USNM where David Adamski identified them as a species of Promolactis (somehow introduced from Japan). I found a photo of Promolactis suzukiella on a Japanese website that is a good match for this moth. However, until someone studies the genitalia this designation must remain tentative.

During 2005-2006 I have received photographs of this species from Oakton, Virginia (30 miles to the southeast of my home), as well as from suburban Philadelphia and from two locations in central and northern New Jersey. So it is probably fairly well established throughout the mid-Atlantic region. In my yard it appears to be more common than Epicallima argenticinctella (1046). Both species are present during the late spring and summer months.