Bug FAQEuchaetes bolteri
Euchaetes bolteri · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
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Euchaetes bolteri lives from the southwestern United States through Mexico to Costa Rica. Adults are seen flying from late March through May.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found from Texas and New Mexico southward to Mexico and Costa Rica.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Oklahoma.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euchaetes_bolteri
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.