Bug FAQLentiginos Moth
Sparganothoides lentiginosana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
The forewings are about 6 mm long in males and up to 7.4 mm in females. It lives from Maryland down the Atlantic coast to Florida, west to Texas and Oklahoma, and into Mexico’s Tamaulipas and Veracruz. Adults can be seen any month except November and December, and there are several generations each year.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Adults are recorded year-round except November and December, with several generations per year.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults appear in every month except November and December.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 20 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Alabama, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Maryland, Georgia.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
When are adult Lentiginos Moths active?
Adults are seen all year except November and December.
Source: Wikipedia
How big are these moths?
The forewings measure about 6 mm in males and up to 7.4 mm in females.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Tortricidae)
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparganothoides_lentiginosana
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.