Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Epinotia zandana (Kearfott, 1907)
Eucosma zandana Kearfott, 1907
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Eucosma atacta Meyrick, 1912
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Epinotia atristriga Clarke, 1953
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Phylogenetic sequence #621206
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet is part of a series of Kearfott names originating from various alphabetical rhyming schemes with no meaning, often derided by subsequent authors as "nonsense names." See Brown (2001) for a humorous take on this "barbarous" practice.
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(2)Size
Forewing length 6.0-8.5 mm.
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Identification
Adult - forewing variably dark grayish-brown peppered with variable number of white or white-tipped scales, white scales usually forming a longitudinal sinuate line on inner marginal half; some specimens have narrow brown subbasal and median fasciae, with the median fascia interrupted near CuA1 to form triangular spot near anal angle; some specimens have a brown longitudinal streak, continuous or interrupted, from base to apex; hindwing light grayish-brown with long pale fringe scales [adapted from description by Richard Brown].
Range
Southern Ontario and Quebec to Massachusetts, west to Michigan, south to Arkansas and east Texas.
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Types: Cincinnati, OH (Miss
Annette F. Braun, March 26th to May 7th).
Season
Adults fly in February and March in the south; March and April in the north.
Food
Larvae feed on leaves of hawthorn (Crataegus spp.).
Print References
Kearfott, W.D., 1907. New North America Tortricidae.
Transactions of the American Entomological Society 33(1):
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