Biology:Sparganothis xanthoides
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Short description: Species of moth
| Sparganothis xanthoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sparganothis |
| Species: | S. xanthoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Sparganothis xanthoides (Walker, 1863)[1]
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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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sparganothis xanthoides. |
Wikidata ☰ Q14368290 entry
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