Bug FAQHappy Pammene
Pammene felicitana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
The adult has a wingspan of about 13 mm. It occurs across many parts of North America, including several U.S. states and Canadian provinces. Adults are active from May through July.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 13 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are on the wing from May to July.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 22 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Illinois, Indiana, Oklahoma, Michigan, Texas, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Missouri.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
When are adult Happy Pammene moths active?
Adults can be seen flying between May and July.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pammene_felicitana
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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.