Orange-headed Stegea

Stegea eripalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae

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Orange-headed Stegea
Photo: Blake Bringhurst, CC BY

It lives in North America, having been recorded in several U.S. states and in Ontario, Canada.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Stegea eripalis is a moth that belongs to the family Crambidae.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its known range is in North America, especially the central and southeastern United States and parts of Canada.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 16 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Nebraska, Wisconsin.

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

Orange-headed Stegea photo 2
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Orange-headed Stegea photo 3
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis, CC BY
Orange-headed Stegea photo 4
Photo: Steven Joyner, CC BY
Orange-headed Stegea photo 5
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY

Same family (Crambidae)

Box Tree MothBox Tree MothCydalima perspectalisDamages trees, gardens or cropsCelery Leaftier MothCelery Leaftier MothUdea rubigalisElegant Grass-veneerElegant Grass-veneerMicrocrambus elegansHawaiian Beet Webworm MothHawaiian Beet Webworm MothSpoladea recurvalisDamages trees, gardens or cropsGarden Grass-veneerGarden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBluegrass Webworm MothBluegrass Webworm MothParapediasia teterrellusDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

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

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

Text written 2026-10-29 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-29.

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