Species Zeiraphera unfortunana - Purple-Striped Shootworm Moth - Hodges#3243

3243

Zeiraphera unfortunana Ferris & Kruse, 2008 (1)

Zeiraphera unfortunana Powell, 1983 (nomen nudum)

Jerry A. Powell first suggested the name unfortunana in 1983 but unfortunately (pun intended) never described the moth. The name gained some use and was retained to avoid further confusion. The epithet, of course, means "unfortunate," likely as a contrast to Zeiraphera fortunana (Kearfott, 1907) which it resembles. (1)

Wingspan ♂ 14-17 mm. (1)

Adult - wings have a color-contrasted checkered mosaic pattern, especially in females. Ground color of interfaciae white. (1)

Nova Scotia to British Columbia, Yukon Territory, and Alaska into northern portions of the United States. (1)

Type locality: Black Sturgeon Lake, Ontario.

white spruce (Picea glauca - principle larval host. (1)

Other reported hosts include:

Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmanni)

Sitka spruce (Picea stichensis)

balsam fir (Abies balsamea)

subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa)

Pacific silver fir (Abies amabilis)

Zeiraphera canadensis Mutuura & Freeman - ochreous interfaciae (1)

Zeiraphera fotunana (Kearfott, 1907) - pale gray or tan interfaciae

Ferris, C.D. & J.J. Kruse, 2008. A new species of Zeiraphera Treitschke (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 62(1): 31-35. (1)