Bug FAQTortricine Ragwort Moth
Sparganothis senecionana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
The Tortricine Ragwort Moth has forewings 7.5 to 12.5 mm long. It lives in western North America from British Columbia down to Mexico and east to Colorado. Adults fly from April through August and there is one generation each year.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Forewing length ranges from 7.5 to 12.5 mm.
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Where it lives
It is found in western North America.
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What it eats
The larvae eat a wide variety of plants, usually feeding on the flowers.
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Life cycle
Adults are on the wing from April to August, producing one generation per year.
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When you see it
Adult moths are active from April through August.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 9 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Montana, Colorado, Nevada.
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 Tortricine Ragwort Moths active?
Adults are active from April to August.
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How many generations does this moth have each year?
There is one generation per year.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparganothis_senecionana
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Text written 2026-10-27 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-27.