Bug FAQStraight-lined Vaxi Moth
Vaxi critica · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
Also called: Straight-lined Argyria Moth, Straight-lined Vaxi
The straight-lined Vaxi moth lives in fields and meadows.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in fields and meadows.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults fly from June to September in the north and from March to July in Florida.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in North America, from Maine and Ontario down to Florida and west to Illinois.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 34 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, New York, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, Vermont.
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
More photos
Same family (Crambidae)
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Garden Grass-veneerChrysoteuchia culmellaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Bluegrass Webworm MothParapediasia teterrellusDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaxi_critica
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.