Bug FAQTitian Peale's Moth
Perispasta caeculalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae
Also called: Titian Peale's Pyralid Moth, Titian Peale's Crambid
The moth has a wingspan of about 16 to 18 mm and its forewings are dark brown with a white bar across the middle, while the hindwings are white. It lives in fields and meadows across North America, from Quebec west to British Columbia and south to Florida, Texas and Colorado. Adults can be seen flying from January through November, depending on the location.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan ranges from 16 to 18 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Found in fields and meadows.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are on the wing from January to November, varying by location.
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Where it comes from
Occurs in North America, recorded from Quebec west to British Columbia and south to Florida, Texas and Colorado.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 44 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Alabama, Michigan, Vermont, Virginia.
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
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Questions people ask
When are adult Titian Peale's moths active?
Adults can be seen from January through November, depending on where you are.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perispasta
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.