Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tortricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sparganothis | |
Similar Sparganothis sulfureana, Argyrotaenia pinatubana, Platynota flavedana, Platynota idaeusalis, Sparganothis | ||
Sparganothis xanthoides, the mosaic sparganothis moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. 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.
The wingspan is 17–21 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lotus corniculatus.
References
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