Sparganothis distincta

Sparganothis distincta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothis
Species: S. distincta
Binomial name
Sparganothis distincta
(Walsingham, 1884)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Oenectra distincta Walsingham, 1884
  • Sparganothis putmanana Freeman, 1940
  • Sparganothis solidana Freeman, 1941
  • Sparganothis salinana McDunnough, 1961[3]

Sparganothis distincta, the distinct sparganothis moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America from Kansas and Ohio northeast to Maine and New Brunswick, south to Florida and west to Texas, Arizona and Utah.[4]

The wingspan is 22–23 mm.

The larvae are leaf tiers of Solidago species.

References

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