Bug FAQAroga unifasciella
Aroga unifasciella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae
Aroga unifasciella is a small moth with a wingspan of about 18 mm. Its forewings are deep bronzy black with a white edge and a narrow white band near the tip, while the hindwings are a shining light brownish-gray. It lives in western North America, from Montana down through New Mexico and across Arizona to eastern and southern California, and adults fly from July through September.
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How to recognize it
The forewings are deep bronzy black, have a white dorsal edge below the fold from base to cilia, and a narrow white curved band near the apex; the black area is speckled with tiny bluish-white spots, and the hindwings are shining light fuscous.
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Size
The wingspan is about 18 mm.
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When you see it
Adults are on the wing from July to September.
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Where it comes from
Its range is in North America, specifically from Montana down to western New Mexico and across Arizona to eastern and southern California.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, Colorado, Montana.
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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Questions people ask
When are adult Aroga unifasciella moths active?
Adults can be seen flying from July through September.
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aroga_unifasciella
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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.