Bug FAQClymene Moth
Haploa clymene · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
Source: Wikipedia
The Clymene moth has a wingspan of about 40 to 55 mm. Its forewings are creamy yellow with a partial dark border that reaches inward near the anal angle, and the hindwings are yellow-orange with one or two dark spots.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan ranges from 40 to 55 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in eastern North America.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The caterpillars eat Eupatorium, oak, peach and willow.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
The larvae overwinter and finish growing in spring and early summer. The species produces one generation each year.
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When you see it
Larvae are present over winter and become adults in spring and early summer.
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Where it comes from
Its native range is eastern North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Tennessee.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What plants do the larvae eat?
The caterpillars feed on Eupatorium, oak, peach and willow.
Source: Wikipedia
When can I see adult Clymene moths?
Adults appear in spring and early summer after the larvae finish overwintering.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Erebidae)
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Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haploa_clymene
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Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.