Bug FAQEupithecia edna
Eupithecia edna · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
The adult moth has a wingspan of roughly 17 to 22 mm. Adults are on the wing from May through September.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Eupithecia edna is a geometrid moth first described by George D. Hulst in 1896.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan measures about 17 to 22 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults have been recorded flying from May to September.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes the southwestern United States, covering Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Wyoming.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Questions people ask
When are Eupithecia edna moths active?
Adults are on the wing from May through September.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Geometridae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eupithecia_edna
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.