Bug FAQAethes baloghi
Aethes baloghi · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
The forewings measure about 4 to 6.8 mm in length. It lives in prairie habitats across several U.S. states. Adults are active from March through September and probably produce several generations each year.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Forewing length ranges from 4 to 6.8 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Its habitat is prairie.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Adults are on the wing from March to September, likely in multiple generations per year.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults can be seen from early spring through late summer.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 29 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethes_baloghi
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Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.