Bug FAQSweet Clover Root Borer Moth
Walshia miscecolorella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Cosmopterigidae
Also called: Sweet Clover Root Borer
The Sweet Clover Root Borer Moth has a wingspan of roughly 9 to 19 mm. It occurs across North America, from southern Canada down to Florida and Texas. Adults can be seen flying at any time of year.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges from about 9.4 mm to 18.6 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found throughout North America, from southern Canada to Florida and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults have been recorded on the wing throughout the entire year.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 35 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Mississippi, Montana, Louisiana, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Ohio, Colorado.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
When are Sweet Clover Root Borer Moths active?
Adults can be seen flying any month of the year.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is this moth found?
It is recorded from southern Canada down through the United States to Florida and Texas.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Cosmopterigidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walshia_miscecolorella
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.