Bug FAQKoa Seedworm
Cryptophlebia illepida · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
The Koa Seedworm is a highly variable species. Adults measure 12 to 25 mm across the wings. Its larvae eat a wide range of plants.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The species shows a lot of variation in appearance.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults have a wingspan of roughly 12 to 25 millimetres.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The caterpillars feed on many different kinds of plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 1 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Hawaii.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: endemic in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptophlebia_illepida
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.