Bug FAQBanded Pebble Moth
Gluphisia severa · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Notodontidae
The banded pebble moth lives in North America. Its native range is also North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It occurs in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Montana, California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Colorado, Wisconsin.
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
Same family (Notodontidae)
White-dotted ProminentNadata gibbosa
Buff-tipPhalera bucephalaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common Gluphisia MothGluphisia septentrionis
Pine Processionary-mothThaumetopoea pityocampaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Walnut Caterpillar MothDatana integerrimaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Saddled ProminentHeterocampa guttivittaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluphisia_severa
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Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.