American Plum Borer Moth

Euzophera semifuneralis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pyralidae

Also called: American Plum Borer

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
American Plum Borer Moth
Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA

The adult moth measures about 17 to 28 mm across the wings. It occurs across the United States, the southern part of Canada, and parts of Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Wingspan ranges from 17 mm to 28 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Pennsylvania, Alabama, New York, Vermont, Oklahoma.

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

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Source: GBIF

More photos

American Plum Borer Moth photo 2
Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA
American Plum Borer Moth photo 3
Photo: botanygirl, CC BY
American Plum Borer Moth photo 4
Photo: Jeff Niznik, CC BY-SA
American Plum Borer Moth photo 5
Photo: David Dodd, CC BY

Same family (Pyralidae)

Indian-Meal MothIndian-Meal MothPlodia interpunctellaCan damage your homeGreater Wax MothGreater Wax MothGalleria mellonellaMediterranean Flour MothMediterranean Flour MothEphestia kuehniellaCan damage your homeMeal mothMeal mothPyralis farinalisDamages trees, gardens or cropsBee MothBee MothAphomia sociellaNuisance, not dangerousYellow-fringed Dolichomia MothYellow-fringed Dolichomia MothHypsopygia olinalis

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euzophera_semifuneralis

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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