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Species Sparganothis umbrana - Hodges#3715

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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 umbrana (Sparganothis umbrana - Hodges#3715)
Hodges Number
3715
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sparganothis umbrana Barnes & Busck, 1920 (1)
Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin umbra meaning "shadow, shade."
Size
Wingspan 22-24 mm. (1)
Range
Records across North America. (2)
Holotype male: Denver, Colorado (Oslar). (3), (1)
Food
Larval hosts include goldenrod, rose, aster, red oak, American red raspberry, American basswood, black cherry, mandrake, apple and ash. (4)
Print References
Barnes, W. & A. Busck, 1920. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. The Review Press, Decatur, Ill. 4(3): 212. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
William Barnes (1860-1930)
August Busck (1870-1944)
Works Cited
1.Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America
Barnes, W., & Busck, A. . 1920. The Review Press, Decatur, Ill. 4(3): 211-248.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.Gilligan, T. M., J. Baixeras, J. W. Brown & K. R. Tuck. 2014. T@RTS: Online, World Catalogue of the Tortricidae.
4.HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database
Contributed by Jason J. Dombroskie on 3 January, 2013 - 8:14pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 10 February, 2018 - 5:50pm

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