Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eugnosta | |
Similar Cochylis, Platynota, Sparganothis, Argyrotaenia | ||
Eugnosta erigeronana, the Fleabane Cochylid Moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Texas and Oklahoma, east to Florida, north to North Carolina and west to Illinois.
The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to October.
The larvae are associated with fly (Cecidomyiidae) galls on Erigeron species.
References
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