Bug FAQCommon Spragueia Moth
Spragueia leo · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
The common Spragueia moth has a wingspan of about 12 to 18 mm. It lives across much of North America, from Canada down to Florida and west to Texas and Kansas. Adults are active from June through September, and the caterpillars feed on plants in the Convolvulus genus.
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Size
Wingspan ranges from 12 to 18 mm (0.47 to 0.71 in).
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae feed on species of the plant genus Convolvulus.
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When you see it
Adults are on the wing from June to September.
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Where it comes from
Its native range matches its habitat across the same North American regions.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 31 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Alabama, Texas, Virginia, Missouri, Maryland, Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee.
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
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Questions people ask
Where is this moth found?
It occurs across much of North America, from Canada down to Florida and west to Texas and Kansas.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spragueia_leo
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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.