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Sparganothis violaceana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Sparganothis

Sparganothis violaceana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, including Alberta, Connecticut, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Virginia.

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. The outer three-fourths of the forewings are violet and the thorax and inner quarter of the forewings are dark yellow. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species.

References

Sparganothis violaceana Wikipedia