Bug FAQBroad-banded Eulogia Moth
Eulogia ochrifrontella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pyralidae
Also called: Broad-banded Eulogia
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The broad-banded eulogia moth has a wingspan of about 11 to 15 mm and is found across most of North America. Adults fly in June and July, while the caterpillars eat leaves of hickory, oak, apple and maybe serviceberry.
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How to recognize it
This species is the only member of the genus Eulogia and is called the broad-banded eulogia moth.
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Size
Its wingspan ranges from 11 to 15 mm.
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Where it lives
It occurs throughout most of North America.
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What it eats
The larvae feed on hickory (Carya illinoinensis), oak (Quercus), apple (Malus) and possibly serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia).
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Life cycle
Adults are active in June and July.
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When you see it
You will see the moths on the wing during June and July.
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Lookalikes
Eulogia is a monotypic snout-moth genus; its only species is this moth.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 40 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What do the caterpillars eat?
They feed on leaves of hickory, oak, apple and possibly serviceberry.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eulogia_ochrifrontella
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