Bug FAQPygarctia lorula
Pygarctia lorula · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
The wingspan measures roughly 32 to 43 mm. It occurs in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Adults have been seen flying in July.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges from 32 to 43 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are on the wing in July.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found in New Mexico, USA.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, New Mexico.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygarctia_lorula
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Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.