Bug FAQLittle Shaded Lichen Moth
Clemensia umbrata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
The forewings measure about 10 to 11 mm in length. Its range includes eastern North America and extends west across boreal Canada to southeastern British Columbia.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Adults are active from late June through early September.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Forewing length is 10 to 11 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Adults have been recorded feeding on algae.
Source: Wikipedia
Life cycle
Adults are on the wing from late June to early September.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
The flight period spans late June to early September.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Occurs in eastern North America and stretches west across boreal Canada to southeastern British Columbia.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 10 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Washington, California, Oregon, Minnesota, Montana, Vermont, Michigan, New Hampshire.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Same family (Erebidae)
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Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skin
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemensia_albata
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Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.