Bug FAQCelypha Moth
Celypha cespitana · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Tortricidae
Also called: Thyme Marble
The Celypha moth has a wingspan of about 15 mm and a silvery-whitish ground colour with various darker markings, including a black-marked costa. It lives across the Palearctic region, from western Europe to Japan, and also occurs in the Nearctic realm.
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Size
The wingspan is about 15 mm.
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Where it lives
It also occurs in the Nearctic realm.
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What it eats
The larvae feed on various herbaceous plants.
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Life cycle
Adults are on the wing from late May through September in western Europe.
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Where it comes from
In North America it is present in the Nearctic realm. In the Old World it is native to the Palearctic region, spanning western Europe to Japan.
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Lookalikes
It can be distinguished from Celypha doubledayana by a less arched costa and a more oblique termen.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 44 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Mississippi, Alabama, Wisconsin, Maryland.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
How can I tell this moth apart from similar species?
Its costa is less arched and the wing edge (termen) is more slanted than in Celypha doubledayana.
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Same family (Tortricidae)
Oblique-banded Leafroller MothChoristoneura rosaceanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Garden TortrixClepsis peritanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Common MarbleSyricoris lacunanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Red-banded Leafroller MothArgyrotaenia velutinanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Light Brown Apple MothEpiphyas postvittanaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Aster and Reddish Eucosma Moths and AlliesEucosma parmatanaSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celypha_cespitana
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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.