Bug FAQEucosma sombreana
Eucosma sombreana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
Eucosma sombreana is a moth that belongs to the family Tortricidae. Its wingspan measures about 19 to 25 mm and adults are on the wing from June to October.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Eucosma sombreana is a species of moth in the Tortricidae family.
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Size
The moth’s wingspan ranges from 19 to 25 mm.
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Where it lives
It has been recorded in North America, from South Carolina and Oklahoma up to Iowa, Illinois and Ontario.
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When you see it
Adults are active from June through October.
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Where it comes from
Its North American range includes the states and province mentioned above.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 17 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Mississippi, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Louisiana, Ohio, Minnesota, Missouri.
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
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Questions people ask
When are adult Eucosma sombreana moths active?
Adults can be seen flying from June to October.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucosma_sombreana
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Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.