Maple Twig Borer Moth

Proteoteras aesculana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae

Also called: Early Proteoteras

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Maple Twig Borer Moth
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

The adult moth has a wingspan of roughly 11 to 18 millimetres. It occurs across the United States from coast to coast, reaching south to Mississippi and California, and is scattered through Canada from Nova Scotia to southern Alberta.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The adult’s wingspan measures about 11 to 18 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Indiana.

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

Maple Twig Borer Moth photo 3
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Maple Twig Borer Moth photo 4
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Maple Twig Borer Moth photo 5
Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA
Maple Twig Borer Moth photo 6
Photo: psweet, CC BY-SA

Same family (Tortricidae)

Oblique-banded Leafroller MothOblique-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura rosaceanaDamages trees, gardens or cropsGarden TortrixGarden TortrixClepsis peritanaDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon MarbleCommon MarbleSyricoris lacunanaDamages trees, gardens or cropsRed-banded Leafroller MothRed-banded Leafroller MothArgyrotaenia velutinanaDamages trees, gardens or cropsLight Brown Apple MothLight Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaDamages trees, gardens or cropsAster and Reddish Eucosma Moths and AlliesAster and Reddish Eucosma Moths and AlliesEucosma parmatana

Sources

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

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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