Gazoryctra pulcher

Gazoryctra pulcher · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Hepialidae

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Gazoryctra pulcher
Photo: Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes, CC BY

The wingspan measures about 33 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The wingspan is roughly 33 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in the United States, such as Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 5 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona.

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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Source: GBIF

Same family (Hepialidae)

Orange SwiftOrange SwiftTriodia sylvinaCommon Swift MothCommon Swift MothKorscheltellus lupulinaDamages trees, gardens or cropsPūriri mothPūriri mothAenetus virescensFour-spotted Ghost MothFour-spotted Ghost MothSthenopis purpurascensBog PorinaBog PorinaWiseana umbraculataDamages trees, gardens or cropsConifer Swift MothConifer Swift MothKorscheltellus gracilisDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazoryctra_pulcher

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.

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