Pink-fringed Dolichomia Moth

Hypsopygia binodulalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Pyralidae

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Pink-fringed Dolichomia Moth
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA

Its wingspan measures about 22 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

The pink-fringed dolichomia moth is scientifically named Hypsopygia binodulalis.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Adults have a wingspan of roughly 22 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found across many U.S. states from Texas to Florida and up through the mid-Atlantic and central regions.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 28 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Alabama, North Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Tennessee.

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

Pink-fringed Dolichomia Moth photo 3
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Pink-fringed Dolichomia Moth photo 4
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Pink-fringed Dolichomia Moth photo 5
Photo: David Dodd, CC BY
Pink-fringed Dolichomia Moth photo 6
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Same family (Pyralidae)

Indian-Meal MothIndian-Meal MothPlodia interpunctellaCan damage your homeGreater Wax MothGreater Wax MothGalleria mellonellaMediterranean Flour MothMediterranean Flour MothEphestia kuehniellaCan damage your homeMeal mothMeal mothPyralis farinalisDamages trees, gardens or cropsBee MothBee MothAphomia sociellaNuisance, not dangerousYellow-fringed Dolichomia MothYellow-fringed Dolichomia MothHypsopygia olinalis

Sources

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

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

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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