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Species Eugnosta erigeronana - Fleabane Cochylid - Hodges#3790

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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 Cochylini
Genus Eugnosta
Species erigeronana (Fleabane Cochylid - Hodges#3790)

Hodges Number

3790

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eugnosta erigeronana (Riley, 1881)
Conchylis erigeronana Riley, 1881 (1)
Carolella erigeronana
Number 3784 in Hodges 1983 checklist.

Explanation of Names

Erigeron is the genus name of the host plant.

Size

Wingspan 11 mm. (1)

Range

Records from east Texas and Oklahoma, east to Florida, north to North Carolina, and west to Illinois. (2)
Type locality: Columbia, Texas, from larva on gall (E.A. Schwarz). (1)

Food

Riley associated the larva with a fly (Cecidomyiidae) gall in fleabane (Erigeron). (1)

See Also

Thyralia hollandana
Thyralia bunteana

Print References

Riley, C.V., 1881. Descriptions of new Tortricidae (Leaf-rollers). Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis 4: 316. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Charles Valentine Riley (1843-1895)

Works Cited

1.Descriptions of some new Tortricidae (Leaf Rollers).
Riley, C.V. 1881. Transactions of the Academy of Science of St. Louis, 4: 316-324.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by John F. Carr on 12 August, 2010 - 6:43pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy, Fyn Kynd, Steve Morris
Last updated 31 January, 2025 - 7:39am

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