Biology:Sparganothis xanthoides

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Short description: Species of moth

Sparganothis xanthoides
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothis
Species:
S. xanthoides
Binomial name
Sparganothis xanthoides
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Begunna xanthoides Walker, 1863
  • Leptoris breviornatana Clemens, 1865
  • Oenectra inconditana Walsingham, 1879
  • Tortrix irrorea Robinson, 1869

Sparganothis xanthoides, the mosaic sparganothis moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of North America, including Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California , Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana , Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts , Michigan, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, the Northwest Territory, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington (state) , West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.[2]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lotus corniculatus.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14368290 entry