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Genus Sparganothis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Sparganothis Fruitworm Moth - Sparganothis sulfureana unknown moth - Sparganothis sulfureana Sparganothis Fruitworm - Sparganothis sulfureana Sparganothis unifasciana Sparganothis caryae 3706.1 - Sparganothis xanthoides Tortricinae, Sparganothis Fruitworm, larva, dorsal - Sparganothis sulfureana moth Tortricid? - Sparganothis sulfureana
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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
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sparganothis Hübner, [1825]
Explanation of Names
Generic epithet likely for the plant genus Sparganium Linnaeus, 1753 (bur-reed).
Identification
Pohl, et al. (2016) list 30 species, all included here.(1) This guide should be used only as a first step in identification; some species can't be confidently separated from photos.

S. caryae                    S. robinsonana              S. tessellata                 S. flavibasana              S. sulfureana

  [missing]                               

S. lycopodiana             S. minimetallica            S. bistriata                   S. tristriata                 S. demissana                 S. unifasciana                                                S. violaceana

             

S. xanthoides                                                  S. boweri                                                       S. taracana                  S. lindalinea                 S. sullivani                  S. mcguinnessi              

        [missing]                       [missing]                    

S. niteolinea                 S. azulispecca               S. senecionana                                                                                 S. tunicana                  S. vocaridorsana          S. richersi

[missing]                     [missing]                               [missing]

S. umbrana                  S. striata                     S. distincta                   S. pulcherrimana                                                                              S. rubicunda                 S. praecana

            [missing]                     [missing]
Range
Holarctic. About 3 species in Europe, 25 in the Nearctic and several in Mexico. (2)
Print References
Hübner, J., 1825. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, p.386.
Internet References
Jacob Hübner (1761-1826)
Works Cited
1.Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
Pohl, G.R., Patterson, B., & Pelham, J.P. 2016. ResearchGate.net.
2.Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
Contributed by Mike Boone on 1 June, 2005 - 9:12pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Randy Hardy, Blocky
Last updated 12 April, 2023 - 12:28am

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