Bug FAQPyrausta homonymalis
Pyrausta homonymalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
It occurs in the United States from Missouri east to Virginia and south to Mississippi, Florida, and west to Texas. Adults are on the wing in May and June.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are on the wing in May and June.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in the United States from Missouri east to Virginia and south to Mississippi, Florida, and west to Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Virginia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Alabama.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrausta_homonymalis
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Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.