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Olethreutinae - Paralobesia carduana
Copyright © 2011 MJ Hatfield

Olethreutinae - Paralobesia carduana
Sand Hill Prairie, Polk County, Iowa, USA
August 28, 2011
Size: 6- mm
BugGuide gathering_2011
Pupa found 6-Aug-2011. Adult emerged 14-Aug-2011 (on or before).
T. Harrison ID'd the moth and larva as Lobesia carduana saying: "It is the tortricid that I most commonly rear from thistle."

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 31 December, 2011 - 7:32am
Last updated 23 December, 2015 - 6:28am

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… tom murray, 31 December, 2011 - 8:37am

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