Bug FAQSunshine Bantam
Nannobotys commortalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
The Sunshine Bantam has a wingspan of roughly 11 to 12 mm. Its forewings are brown and show two clear transverse lines, while the hindwings are pure white. Adults are active during the day and can be seen flying in March, April, and again in June.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Forewings are brown with two distinct crosswise lines. Hindwings are completely white.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The wingspan measures about 11 to 12 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are diurnal and are on the wing from March to April and again in June.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Nevada.
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/Nannobotys
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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.