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Species Sparganothis distincta - Hodges#3704

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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 Sparganothis

Species distincta (Sparganothis distincta - Hodges#3704)

Hodges Number

3704

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Sparganothis distincta (Walsingham, 1884)

Oenectra distincta Walsingham, 1884 (1)

Sparganothis putmanana Freeman, 1940

Sparganothis soidana Freeman, 1941

Phylogenetic sequence #620412

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet means "distinct," for its resemblance to Cenopis directana (Walker, 1863) "whilst it differs in the absence of an oblique fascia and of other dark markings beyond it." (1)

Size

Wingspan 22-23 mm. (1)

Range

Records from Kansas, Ohio northeast to Maine and New Brunswick, south to Florida, west to Texas, Arizona and Utah. (2), (3), (4), (5)

Type locality: Arizona.

Food

Larvae are leaftiers of goldenrods (Solidago). (6)

Print References

Powell, J.A. & J.W. Brown 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1: p.88; pl.C.43-44

Walsingham, Lord. 1884. X. North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 1884: 126 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Lord Walsingham (1843-1919)

Works Cited

1.	X. North American Tortricidae. Lord Walsingham. 1884. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, 1884: 121-147.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	A List of the Lepidoptera of Maine. Part 2, The Microlepidoptera. Section 1 & 2 Auburn E. Brower. 1984. Maine Agricultural Experiment Station Technical Bulletin 114: 1-70.

4.	Lepidoptera of the Archbold Biological Station, Highlands County, Florida Marc C. Minno. 1992. Florida Entomologist 75: 297-329.

5.	Annotated list of Utah tortricid moths: a provisional compilation. Jerry A. Powell. 2006. Essig Museum of Entomology, 1-19.

6.	HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 25 February, 2008 - 5:13pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 9 February, 2018 - 5:22pm

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