Bug FAQFriseria caieta
Friseria caieta · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae
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Friseria caieta has a wingspan of about 12 to 14 mm. It has been recorded in Arizona, North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan ranges from 12 to 14 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in North America, specifically recorded from Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, Texas, New Mexico.
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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/Friseria_caieta
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Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.