Black-marked Inga Moth

Inga sparsiciliella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Oecophoridae

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Black-marked Inga Moth
Photo: Tom Field, CC BY

The black-marked Inga moth has a wingspan of about 16 mm. It has been recorded in parts of Central America and the southern United States, including states such as Texas, Florida and Virginia.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Wingspan is roughly 16 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 21 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alabama, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, New Jersey, Mississippi.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Black-marked Inga Moth photo 3
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY
Black-marked Inga Moth photo 4
Photo: unknown, CC0
Black-marked Inga Moth photo 5
Photo: unknown, CC0
Black-marked Inga Moth photo 6
Photo: Jeff Niznik, CC BY-SA

Same family (Oecophoridae)

Brown House MothBrown House MothHofmannophila pseudospretellaCan damage your homeOrange-headed Callima MothOrange-headed Callima MothCallima argenticinctellaWhite-shouldered House MothWhite-shouldered House MothEndrosis sarcitrellaCan damage your homeSuzuki's Promalactis MothSuzuki's Promalactis MothPromalactis suzukiellaRuddy StreakRuddy StreakTachystola acroxanthaIzatha huttoniiIzatha huttoniiIzatha huttonii

Sources

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

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

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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