Bug FAQPelochrista matutina
Pelochrista matutina · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
The moth has a wingspan of about 16.5 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is roughly 16.5 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found across a wide range of U.S. states and in Ontario, Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 27 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Illinois, Montana, Wisconsin, Colorado, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
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Same family (Tortricidae)
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Red-banded Leafroller MothArgyrotaenia velutinanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Aster and Reddish Eucosma Moths and AlliesEucosma parmatanaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucosma_matutina
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.