Bug FAQFania nanus
Fania nanus · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Cossidae
Fania nanus has a wingspan of about 28 mm. It is found in the United States, specifically Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Adults are on the wing from May through August.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan is roughly 28 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults have been observed flying between May and August.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in North America, recorded from Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Mississippi, Arizona, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Cossidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fania_nanus
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.