Bug FAQTexas Gray
Glenoides texanaria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Geometridae
Also called: Texas Gray Moth
The Texas gray moth has a wingspan of about 16 to 24 mm. It lives in North America, recorded from Massachusetts down to Florida and west to Texas. In Florida, adults are mostly active from January to April and again from June to December.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Glenoides texanaria, called the Texas gray moth, belongs to the Geometridae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Its wingspan ranges between 16 and 24 mm.
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When you see it
In Florida, adults are on the wing mainly January-April and June-December.
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Where it comes from
Its recorded range includes the same North American states as above.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 34 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Alabama, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Connecticut.
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/Glenoides_texanaria
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