Bug FAQPink-washed Aristotelia Moth
Aristotelia roseosuffusella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae
Also called: Pink-washed Aristotelia
The pink-washed aristotelia moth has a wingspan of about 11 mm and dark brown forewings with rose-tinged inner margins and several white spots and bands. It lives across many parts of North America, including several U.S. states such as Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, and Ontario in Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
A white spot with a dark brown dot sits at the wing base, and an oblique white band is near the base. Mid-wing there is a large white spot or broad, speckled band tinged with roseate on the inner margin. Near the tip a costal white spot and a opposite roseate spot appear, plus a whitish tip spot. Hindwings are dark gray-brown with similarly colored fringe.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The moth’s wingspan measures about 11 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in North America, including many U.S. states and Ontario, Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 38 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Georgia.
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/Aristotelia_roseosuffusella
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