Bug FAQTwo-striped Owlet
Macrochilo bivittata · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae
Also called: Two-striped Cord Grass Moth
The two-striped owlet is a litter moth in the family Erebidae. Its wingspan measures about 27 to 28 mm. Adults are on the wing in July in Alberta.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Macrochilo bivittata, called the two-striped snout-moth, belongs to the litter-moth group of the Erebidae family.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
The species has a wingspan of 27 to 28 mm.
Source: Wikipedia
When you see it
Adults are active in July in Alberta.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 7 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Vermont, Maine, New York.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
Questions people ask
When are adult two-striped owlets active?
Adults are on the wing in July in Alberta.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Erebidae)
Spongy MothLymantria disparDamages trees, gardens or crops
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cuneaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Brown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoeaCan irritate skin
Isabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabella
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skin
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acreaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrochilo_bivittata
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Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.