Bug FAQHonora mellinella
Honora mellinella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pyralidae
The forewings measure about 7 to 11 mm in length. It lives in the southeastern United States and extends westward through Texas, Arizona, southeastern California, eastern Washington, and has also been recorded in Oklahoma.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Forewing length ranges from 7 mm to 11 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in the southeastern U.S., west through Texas, Arizona, southeastern California, and eastern Washington, with records from Oklahoma.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its range includes the southeastern United States and western states such as Texas, Arizona, southeastern California, and eastern Washington, plus Oklahoma.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, California, Montana, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon.
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/Honora_mellinella
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Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.