Bug FAQAcrolepiopsis leucoscia
Acrolepiopsis leucoscia · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Glyphipterigidae
The forewings measure about 6.7 to 7.7 mm long. It lives in the central United States, from Texas up through Illinois, Missouri and Ohio.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Forewing length ranges from 6.7 mm to 7.7 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found in the central U.S., spanning Texas northward to Illinois, Missouri and Ohio.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Mississippi, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, North Carolina, Ohio, Massachusetts.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Glyphipterigidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrolepiopsis_leucoscia
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.