Bug FAQCockerell's Moth
Diedra cockerellana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
The adult moth is roughly 18 to 22 mm long. It occurs in North America, recorded from several U.S. states and Ontario. Adults are on the wing from July through October.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The moth measures about 18 to 22 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults have been recorded flying from July to October.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in North America, including California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New Mexico, Utah, Wisconsin, and Ontario.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Wisconsin, Montana, Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska.
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
More photos
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diedra_cockerellana
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Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.