Bug FAQDichomeris isa
Dichomeris isa · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae
The adult moth has a wingspan of roughly 13 mm. It occurs across many parts of North America, including several U.S. states such as Oklahoma, Florida, New York, and the province of Ontario in Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is about 13 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found in North America, recorded from many U.S. states and Ontario, Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 20 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Mississippi, Maryland, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New York, Tennessee, Georgia.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Gelechiidae)
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Hairy, Toothed, and Shining Dichomeris Moths and AlliesDichomeris setosella
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Inverse and Kimball's Dichomeris MothsDichomeris inversellaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichomeris_isa
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Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.