Caenurgia togataria

Caenurgia togataria · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Erebidae

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Caenurgia togataria
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0

The adult has a wingspan of roughly 37 mm. It occurs in the southern United States, including California, and extends southward into Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Found in the southern U.S. (e.g., California) and further south to Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 3 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, New Jersey, Arizona.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in North America; native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Caenurgia togataria photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Caenurgia togataria photo 3
Photo: Alex, CC BY
Caenurgia togataria photo 4
Photo: John Hibbard, CC BY
Caenurgia togataria photo 5
Photo: Sterling Sheehy, CC BY

Same family (Erebidae)

Spongy MothSpongy MothLymantria disparDamages trees, gardens or cropsFall Webworm MothFall Webworm MothHyphantria cuneaDamages trees, gardens or cropsBrown-tail MothBrown-tail MothEuproctis chrysorrhoeaCan irritate skinIsabella Tiger MothIsabella Tiger MothPyrrharctia isabellaVirginian Tiger MothVirginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaCan irritate skinSalt Marsh MothSalt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea

Sources

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

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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