Bug FAQTwo-spotted Eugnosta Moth
Eugnosta bimaculana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
Also called: Two-spotted Carolella Moth, Two-spotted Carolella
The two-spotted Eugnosta moth (Eugnosta bimaculana) belongs to the Tortricidae family. Its wingspan measures about 13 to 14 mm. It occurs from Maryland down the Atlantic coast to Florida and westward to Texas and Oklahoma, with adults flying year-round in the south and from May-June to September-October farther north.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Eugnosta bimaculana is a moth in the family Tortricidae.
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Size
The species has a wingspan of 13 to 14 mm.
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Where it lives
It is found from Maryland to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma.
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When you see it
Adults are recorded throughout the year in the southern part of its range, while farther north they are on the wing from May or June through September or October.
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Where it comes from
Its range includes the southeastern and south-central United States.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 24 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Alabama, Maryland, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
When are adult two-spotted Eugnosta moths active?
In the southern states they can be seen any time of year; in northern areas they usually appear from May-June until September-October.
Source: Wikipedia
Where does this moth live?
It occurs from Maryland down to Florida and westward to Texas and Oklahoma.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugnosta_bimaculana
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Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.