Grey Midget Moth

Nycteola cinereana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Nolidae

Also called: Grey Midget

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Grey Midget Moth
Photo: Louis Imbeau, CC BY

The grey midget moth is found in North America. It is native to North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It occurs in North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its native range is North America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Montana, Oregon, California, Michigan, Washington, Idaho, Minnesota, New Mexico.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in Canada; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Grey Midget Moth photo 2
Photo: Dan MacNeal, CC BY
Grey Midget Moth photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Grey Midget Moth photo 4
Photo: Hawk T., CC BY
Grey Midget Moth photo 5
Photo: Brodie Cass Talbott, CC BY

Same family (Nolidae)

Green Silver-linesGreen Silver-linesPseudoips prasinanaSmall Baileya MothSmall Baileya MothBaileya australisConfused Meganola MothConfused Meganola MothMeganola minusculaGum Leaf SkeletoniserGum Leaf SkeletoniserUraba lugensDamages trees, gardens or cropsEyed Baileya MothEyed Baileya MothBaileya ophthalmicaSorghum Webworm MothSorghum Webworm MothNola cereellaDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

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

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.

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