Bug FAQCurved-lined Homostinea Moth
Homostinea curviliniella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Meessiidae
Also called: Curve-lined Homostinea Moth
The moth’s wingspan is about 8 mm. Its forewings are a dull yellowish color with dark spots and a curved black line near the tip. It occurs in Cuba and across much of the eastern United States as well as Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The forewings are a sordid yellowish shade dusted with dark brown. The base of the wing and the anal angle are blackish, and there is a blackish spot on the costal half before the middle. A curved, somewhat broken black line runs across the middle of the apical third, curving toward the dorsal margin.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan measures roughly 8 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in Cuba and most of the eastern United States, plus Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 27 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Oklahoma, Virginia, Alabama, Nebraska.
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
More photos
Same family (Meessiidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homostinea_curviliniella
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
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