Hodges# 3722 Direct Sparganothis Moth - Sparganothis boweri

I found a very similar example

I thought it looked like C. directana and hadn't realized what a mess I'd stepped into. It looks quite different from what I've been calling S. boweri on Block Island.

They look very similar to some of the barcoded specimens in BIN AAD5369. BIN AAB7926, which includes all the barcoded C. directana specimens, is of no help; it includes a handful of representatives of several other Cenopis species. I'm starting to have an easier time reconciling this specimen with the other boweri I've photographed, but they do look quite different.

… Aaron Hunt, 27 January, 2019 - 7:06pm

The Mess

By the time you check this, I may have already corrected MPG. Previously, all the boweri were misidentified xanthoides and Nolie's live images of directana were misidentified boweri per Michael Sabourin. He notes that females may not be identifiable.

… Steve Nanz, 29 January, 2019 - 6:30am

S. boweri

Thanks for straightening this out, Steve.

… Nolie Schneider, 29 January, 2019 - 7:58am

Moved

Moved from Chokecherry Leafroller.

… Jason J. Dombroskie, 5 January, 2013 - 4:35pm

Moved to Sparganothis directana

Moved from Sparganothis rubicundana.

For consistency with MPG and per Dr. Dombroskie's comments bellow, "... it may be best to leave it as an ambiguous directana...", I though it best to move this back. Sorry for the back and forth.

… Steve Nanz, 30 January, 2012 - 3:43am

Moved to Sparganothis rubicundana

Moved from Tortricid Moths.

Tentative ID, see comments below.

… Steve Nanz, 7 March, 2011 - 4:32am

Im not 100%, but I am leaning

Im not 100%, but I am leaning more towards S. rubicundana. I have a specimen that is very similar.

… Jason J. Dombroskie, 6 March, 2011 - 9:29pm

MPG Error?

I made a page for S. rubicundana and moved this image to it but I thought I should note that this image is shown at MPG as Cenopis directana, here, possibly due to the similarity to, among others, your own image at MPG on the same page.

I'll notify MPG but I thought I'd check to see if you had any other comments and also to ask if your image at MPG is correctly placed.

… Steve Nanz, 7 March, 2011 - 4:36am

Steve, I think either way

Steve,

I think either way it should be tentative since I am only familiar with S. directana. I would want to dissect it to be absolutely certain. S. directana is much more common so it may be best to leave it as an ambiguous directana.

… Jason J. Dombroskie, 7 March, 2011 - 12:02pm

Moved

Moved from Moths.

… Steve Nanz, 16 November, 2010 - 4:54am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… john and jane balaban, 28 July, 2010 - 2:49pm