Bug FAQEastern Grass Tubeworm Moth
Acrolophus plumifrontella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tineidae
The Eastern Grass Tubeworm Moth has a wingspan of about 28 mm. It lives across many U.S. states from the Southeast to the Midwest and Southwest. Adults can be seen flying from April through October.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 28 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are active from April to October.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found in many North American states including Alabama, Arizona, Florida, New York and others.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 30 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Texas, Maryland.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Tineidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrolophus_plumifrontella
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-22 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.