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Sparganothis tunicana

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Species of moth

Sparganothis tunicana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothis
Species: S. tunicana
Binomial name
Sparganothis tunicana
(Walsingham, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Dichelia tunicana Walsingham, 1879
  • Dichelia californiana Walsingham, 1879

Sparganothis tunicana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America in California, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho and British Columbia.

The length of the forewings is 6.5-9.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Trifolium hybridum, Baccharis species, Lomatium nudicaule, Lomatium utriculatum, Pinus ponderosa, Populus species, Trifolium pratense, Rosa species and Lithospermum ruderale.

References

  1. tortricidae.com
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. LBAM Illustrated Fact Sheet
Taxon identifiers
Sparganothis tunicana


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