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Lotisma trigonana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Copromorphidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Lotisma

Lotisma trigonana is a moth in the Copromorphidae family. It is found along the Pacific coast of North America, from Alaska to Costa Rica.

The wingspan is 14–22 mm. The forewings are brown with a pale diagonal stripe and with a pale brown apical half. The hindwings are pale brown. Adults are on wing year round in the southern part of the range.

The larvae feed on Gaultheria shallon, but have also been recorded feeding on cranberry.

Subspecies

  • Lotisma trigonana trigonana
  • Lotisma trigonana durangoensis Heppner, 1986 (Mexico: Durango)
  • References

    Lotisma trigonana Wikipedia