Bug FAQBeautiful Sparganothis
Sparganothis pulcherrimana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
Also called: Beautiful Sparganothis Moth
The beautiful sparganothis has a wingspan of about 15 to 16 mm. Adults fly from April through June. It lives in the eastern United States and Canada, from Florida up to Texas and north to at least Iowa and Ontario. Its range is hard to map because it has been confused with the similar Sparganothis niveana.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan measures roughly 15 to 16 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are on the wing between April and June.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found in the eastern U.S. and Canada, from Florida to Texas and north to Iowa and Ontario.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 21 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas.
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
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
Where can I find beautiful sparganothis?
They occur in the eastern United States and Canada, from Florida up to Texas and north to Iowa and Ontario.
Source: Wikipedia
What other moth looks like beautiful sparganothis?
It is often confused with Sparganothis niveana, which makes its exact range hard to determine.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Tortricidae)
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Red-banded Leafroller MothArgyrotaenia velutinanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparganothis_pulcherrimana
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.