Bug FAQHebrew Sonia Moth
Sonia paraplesiana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
The adult has a wingspan of about 14 mm. It occurs in the United States, recorded from several eastern and mid-western states. Adults can be seen flying from early spring through mid-fall.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan measures roughly 14 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are active from March through October.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, Mississippi, New York, Louisiana, Maryland, Alabama, Texas, Georgia.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_paraplesiana
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.