Mosaic Sparganothis Moth
Sparganothis xanthoides (Walker, 1863)
Mosaic Sparganothis Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6133
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Sparganothis xanthoides
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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, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.[2]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.

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

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