Bug FAQPink Streak Moth
Dargida rubripennis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae
Also called: The Pink Streak, pink streak
The pink streak moth has a wingspan of about 32 to 37 millimetres. It lives in the eastern United States and its range extends west to Kansas and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure 32 to 37 mm across the wings.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
The species is found in the eastern United States, reaching as far west as Kansas and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range includes the eastern United States, extending to Kansas and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 33 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Illinois, Texas, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michigan, Massachusetts.
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
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dargida_rubripennis
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.