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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Olethreutini » Olethreutes » Bunchberry Leaffolder Moth - Hodges#2787 (Olethreutes connectum)
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Unknow Moth - Olethreutes connectum
Copyright © 2012 Barb Sendelbach

Unknow Moth - Olethreutes connectum
Lafayette, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA
July 7, 2011
Olethreutes?
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Contributed by Barb Sendelbach on 29 January, 2012 - 8:11pm

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Good moth! I've only ever seen two of these here in PA.
… Paul Dennehy, 29 January, 2012 - 8:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Now I wouldn't of guessed tha
Now I wouldn't of guessed that. Is Bunchberry it's host?
The closest Bunchberry I have ever seen to here is about 20 miles north of here at High Point State Park. Perhaps someone is growing it in their yard?
… Barb Sendelbach, 29 January, 2012 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Host plants
I'd actually never heard the common name for this moth before looking at the guide page today. According to the midwestern Olethreutine book, Loran Gibson has reared them from several dogwoods: stiff dogwood, redosier dogwood, and silky dogwood. My guess is anything in Cornus is probably an acceptable host, whether or not it's classified as a bunchberry...
… Paul Dennehy, 29 January, 2012 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

 
That makes sense then since I
That makes sense then since I have several on my propery. Thank you!
… Barb Sendelbach, 29 January, 2012 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

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