A Bidens Borer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/5/2014).
A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/26/2020). Verified by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
A Bidens Borer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/12/2017).
A Bidens Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2015).
A Bidens Borer Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/6/2014).
Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/22/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Bidens Borer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/5/2014).
Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Bidens Borer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/7/2018). (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA).
A Bidens Borer Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/12/2010). Determined by Tony DeSantis/BugGuide.
A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2014).
Bidens Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Bidens Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Bidens Borer Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/20/2006).
A Bidens Borer Moth in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/23/2006).
A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/10/2010).
Bidens Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/4/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Bidens Borer Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/22/2014).
A Bidens Borer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/31/2014). Verified by Marcia Morris/BugGuide.
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164 Records
Relationships
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).
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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 Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/30/2015).
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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 (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 (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.
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Bidens Borer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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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.
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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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Source: Wikipedia
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| Bidens borer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Epiblema |
| Species: | E. otiosana
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| Binomial name | |
| Epiblema otiosana (Clemens, 1860)
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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
[edit]- "Species Epiblema otiosana - Bidens Borer - Hodges #3202". Retrieved 2008-09-15.
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