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Species Sparganothis bistriata - Two-streaked Sparganothis - Hodges#3698

Three-streaked Sparganothis  - Sparganothis bistriata Three-streaked Sparganothis  - Sparganothis bistriata Tortricid - Sparganothis bistriata Tortricid - Sparganothis bistriata Sparganothis bistriata moth - Sparganothis bistriata Sparganothis - Sparganothis bistriata Sparganothis bistriata
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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
Species bistriata (Two-streaked Sparganothis - Hodges#3698)
Hodges Number
3698
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sparganothis bistriata Kearfott, 1907 (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #620393
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin meaning "two-streaked." Kearfott also described Sparganothis tristriata and noted that they're both allied to Sparganothis striata (Walsingham, 1884). (1)
Size
Wingspan 22-24 mm. (1)
Identification
Adult - see original description in Print References. (1)
Range
Most records from the southeast. (2)
Lectotype: Florida.
Described specimens: Shovel Mountain, Burnett County, Texas (F.G. Shaupp); Florida.
Print References
Kearfott, W.D., 1907. New North American Tortricidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 33(1): 67. (1)
Works Cited
1.New North American Tortricidae.
William Dunham Kearfott. 1907. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 33(1): 1-97.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group