Biology:Sparganothis tunicana
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Short description: Species of moth
| Sparganothis tunicana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sparganothis |
| Species: | S. tunicana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sparganothis tunicana (Walsingham, 1879)[1]
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Sparganothis tunicana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America in California , Washington (state) , Oregon, Utah, Idaho and British Columbia.[2]
The length of the forewings is 6.5-9.5 mm. The forewings are yellow with brown to purplish-brown markings.
The larvae feed on Trifolium hybridum, Baccharis species, Lomatium nudicaule, Lomatium utriculatum, Pinus ponderosa, Populus species, Trifolium pratense, Rosa species and Lithospermum ruderale.[3]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sparganothis tunicana. |
Wikidata ☰ Q14368259 entry
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