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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Tortricinae » Sparganothini » Sparganothoides » Lentiginos Moth - Hodges#3731 (Sparganothoides lentiginosana)

Species Sparganothoides lentiginosana - Lentiginos Moth - Hodges#3731

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Sparganothoides lentiginosana - Hodges #3731 - Sparganothoides lentiginosana Sparganothoides lentiginosana Sparganothoides lentiginosana Hodges #3731 - Lentiginos Moth - Sparganothoides lentiginosana - male Sparganothoides lentiginosana Texas SE Gulf Coast - Sparganothoides lentiginosana - male Moth unknown - Sparganothoides lentiginosana - male Lentiginos Moth - Sparganothoides lentiginosana - male
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tortricoidea (Tortricid Moths)
Family Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
Subfamily Tortricinae
Tribe Sparganothini
Genus Sparganothoides
Species lentiginosana (Lentiginos Moth - Hodges#3731)
Hodges Number
3731
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sparganothoides lentiginosana (Walsingham, 1879)
Capua lentiginosana Walsingham, 1879 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #620384
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from lentiginose meaning "freckled," for the forewing "sparingly dotted with fuscous." (1)
Size
Wingspan 14 mm. (1)
Identification
Forewing variably light brown to dull orangish with dark dots scattered across wing. A diffuse dark spot near center of wing often appears smudged. HW light gray, semitransparent. Head pale gray, with prominent snout.
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include North Carolina to Florida, Arkansas to Texas.(2)
Moth Photographers Group map (3)
Season
Heppner (2003) reported February to May, July to September, December. (2)
Food
Heppner (2003) reported to host unknown. (2)
See Also
Coelostathma discopunctana
Males do not have a costal fold.
Print References
Powell, J.A. & J.W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.: p. 48; pl. A.43-47. (4)
Walsingham, Lord. 1879. North-American Torticidae. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum 4: 22; Pl.65. f.5. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)(5)
Dalton State College
Lord Walsingham (1843-1919)
Works Cited
1.North-American Torticidae
Thomas, Lord Walsingham. 1879. Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. 4.
2.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.The Moths of North America north of Mexico Fascicle 8.1 Sparganothini and Atteriini
Jerry A. Powell & John W. Brown. 2012. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 8 August, 2008 - 9:30pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Maury Heiman, Robert Lord Zimlich, Randy Hardy
Last updated 11 February, 2018 - 9:04am

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