A Bidens Borer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/5/2014).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/26/2020). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/12/2017).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2015).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Pasadena, Maryland (6/1/2013).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2014).

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Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 944483 - Psn: 44)

Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/5/2014).

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Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 492288 - Psn: 45)

Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/10/2013).

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Bidens Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 944435 - Psn: 52)

Bidens Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/12/2010). Determined by Tony DeSantis/BugGuide.

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2014).

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Bidens Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 211325 - Psn: 55)

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Bidens Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 211326 - Psn: 55)

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/20/2006).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/23/2006).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/2010).

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Bidens Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/4/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 190624 - Psn: 66)

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Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 264599 - Psn: 66)

Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/22/2014).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Verified by Marcia Morris/BugGuide.

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Larval host plants include Devil's Beggarticks and Annual Ragweed (Gilligan, Wright, & Gibson, 2008).

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A Bidens Borer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/5/2014). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/26/2020). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/12/2017). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Pasadena, Maryland (6/1/2013). Media by Bill Hubick.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2014). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/5/2014). View Record Details Media by Mike Burchett.

Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (6/10/2013). Media by Scott Housten.

Bidens Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA). View Record Details Media by Judy Gallagher.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/12/2010). Determined by Tony DeSantis/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2014). View Record Details Media by TJ Walters.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/20/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/23/2006). View Record Details Media by Arlene Ripley.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/2010). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/22/2014). View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Verified by Marcia Morris/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jesse Christopherson.

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Bidens borer

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Epiblema
Species:	E. otiosana
Binomial name
*Epiblema otiosana* (Clemens, 1860)

Epiblema otiosana, the bidens borer moth, gets its common name from the genus Bidens which includes the food plants for the larva. An adults wingspan ranges from 12 to 20 millimetres (0.47 to 0.79 in). They range in North America from Maine and Ontario in the north, south to Florida and west to Kansas and Texas.

The caterpillars feed on the Common Beggar-Ticks Bidens frondosa, a plant of the Aster family (Asteraceae).

References

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"Species Epiblema otiosana - Bidens Borer - Hodges #3202". Retrieved 2008-09-15.

Taxon identifiers
Epiblema otiosana	Wikidata: Q5382421 Wikispecies: Epiblema otiosana BAMONA: Epiblema-otiosana BOLD: 15577 BugGuide: 29507 CoL: 6G3B4 EPPO: EPIBOT GBIF: 5104116 iNaturalist: 142999 IRMNG: 11024635 LepIndex: 94323 MONA: 3202 NatureServe: 2.745355 NCBI: 1417243 Open Tree of Life: 3050326

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Bidens Borer Moth

Epiblema otiosana (Clemens, 1860)

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