Bug FAQNetted Sparganothis Moth
Sparganothis caryae · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
The Netted Sparganothis Moth has a wingspan of about 17 to 18 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 17 to 18 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found in the United States across a range of southern, mid-Atlantic and mid-western states.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, New Jersey, Georgia, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina.
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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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparganothis_caryae
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Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.