Holophysis emblemella

Holophysis emblemella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae

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Holophysis emblemella
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Holophysis emblemella is a moth in the family Gelechiidae. It is found in North America, recorded from New York south to Florida.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Holophysis emblemella belongs to the moth family Gelechiidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It occurs in the United States from New York down to Florida.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes North America, specifically from New York to Florida.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 23 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Mississippi, Georgia, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, New York, Ohio.

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

Holophysis emblemella photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Holophysis emblemella photo 3
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA
Holophysis emblemella photo 4
Photo: northerly, CC BY
Holophysis emblemella photo 5
Photo: Katja Schulz, CC BY

Same family (Gelechiidae)

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Sources

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

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · 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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