Bug FAQAethes mymara
Aethes mymara · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
Aethes mymara is a small moth with a wingspan of about 16 mm. It lives in north-eastern North America, including parts of Canada and the United States such as Ontario, Connecticut and Washington. Adults are active from May through August.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan measures roughly 16 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults have been seen on the wing between May and August.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Connecticut.
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
More photos
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethes_mymara
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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.