Bug FAQStriped Eudonia Moth
Eudonia strigalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
Also called: Striped Eudonia
The striped Eudonia moth has a wingspan of about 13 to 17 millimetres. It lives in North America, from Nova Scotia and southern Ontario down to Florida. Adults can be seen all year in the southern part of its range, while farther north they appear from May to September.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges between 13 and 17 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
In the southern part of its range adults are on the wing year-round; in the north they fly from May through September.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Found in North America, recorded from Nova Scotia and southern Ontario down to Florida.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 36 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, Florida, Maryland, Alabama, Connecticut, Pennsylvania.
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/Eudonia_strigalis
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.