Tachystola hemisema

Tachystola hemisema · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Oecophoridae

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Tachystola hemisema
Photo: Nigel Main, CC BY

Tachystola hemisema is a moth belonging to the Oecophoridae family. It originates from Australia. The species has been introduced to New Zealand and the United States, likely through imported Australian plants.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is native to Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Hawaii.

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

Source: GBIF

Status: introduced in North America; introduced in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Tachystola hemisema photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Tachystola hemisema photo 3
Photo: Tom and T Herman, CC BY
Tachystola hemisema photo 4
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY
Tachystola hemisema photo 5
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY

Same family (Oecophoridae)

Brown House MothBrown House MothHofmannophila pseudospretellaCan damage your homeOrange-headed Callima MothOrange-headed Callima MothCallima argenticinctellaWhite-shouldered House MothWhite-shouldered House MothEndrosis sarcitrellaCan damage your homeSuzuki's Promalactis MothSuzuki's Promalactis MothPromalactis suzukiellaRuddy StreakRuddy StreakTachystola acroxanthaBlack-marked Inga MothBlack-marked Inga MothInga sparsiciliella

Sources

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

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

Text written 2026-10-26 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-26.

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