Verbena Moth

Crambodes talidiformis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Noctuidae

Also called: Vervain Moth

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Verbena Moth
Photo: Owen Strickland, CC BY

It occurs in the eastern United States and extends westward to Kansas, Texas, and Colorado.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Both the genus and species were originally described by Achille Guenée in 1852.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its range includes the eastern United States and extends west to Kansas, Texas, and Colorado.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 40 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Michigan, Montana, Kansas, Vermont, Ohio, Minnesota, Illinois.

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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Source: GBIF

More photos

Verbena Moth photo 3
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Verbena Moth photo 4
Photo: Joshua Ebright, CC BY
Verbena Moth photo 5
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY
Verbena Moth photo 6
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY

Questions people ask

Where is the Verbena Moth found?

It lives in the eastern United States and its range reaches west to Kansas, Texas, and Colorado.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Noctuidae)

Ipsilon Dart MothIpsilon Dart MothAgrotis ipsilonDamages trees, gardens or cropsFall Armyworm MothFall Armyworm MothSpodoptera frugiperdaDamages trees, gardens or cropsArmy Cutworm MothArmy Cutworm MothEuxoa auxiliarisDamages trees, gardens or cropsLarge Yellow UnderwingLarge Yellow UnderwingNoctua pronubaDamages trees, gardens or cropsSilver ΥSilver ΥAutographa gammaAmerican DaggerAmerican DaggerAcronicta americanaCan irritate skin

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crambodes

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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