Symmetrischema fercularia

Symmetrischema fercularia · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gelechiidae

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Symmetrischema fercularia
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The adult moth has a wingspan of about ten to twelve millimetres. It occurs in North America and has been recorded in Texas.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

The adult moth’s wingspan measures roughly ten to twelve millimetres.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

This species is found in North America, with confirmed records from Texas.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

Same family (Gelechiidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetrischema_fercularia

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.

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