Bug FAQFriseria nona
Friseria nona · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae
The adult’s wingspan measures between 10 and 13.5 mm. It lives in North America and has been recorded in Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The moth’s colour pattern resembles that of Friseria repentina, but the orange colour is replaced by a buff tone.
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Size
Adults have a wingspan of 10 to 13.5 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It is found in North America, with records from Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its known range is North America, specifically Arizona.
Source: Wikipedia
Lookalikes
It can be confused with Friseria repentina; the key difference is that Friseria nona shows buff instead of orange.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, Texas, Utah.
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
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Questions people ask
How can I tell Friseria nona apart from similar species?
Look for the buff colour where Friseria repentina has orange; otherwise the pattern is very similar.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friseria_nona
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