Species Eucosma canusana - Hodges#3004.2

3004.2

Eucosma canusana (Wright, 1997) (1)

Phaneta canusana Wright, 1997 (2)

Specific epithet from Latin canus meaning "gray, ash-colored."

FWL ≈ 7-10mm (males); 7-7.6mm (females) (2)

Adult: FW is a mixture of gray to brownish gray scales, mostly tipped with white, producing a unicolorous ashy gray appearance. Some individuals have darker scales between veins and lighter scales on veins, producing weakly highlighted veins and striated appearance. Outer margin of wing has a thin, distinct, dark gray terminal line at edge of wing membrane. HW fringe scales uniformly light brownish gray, with darker scales usually accenting the veins and wing margins

Records from Mississippi, South Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio and Missouri. (3), (2)

Holotype Male: Lynx Prairie Preserve, Adams County, Ohio (D.J. Wright).

Prairies. (2)

Eastern species with early spring flight periods (2)

Larval hosts have not been recorded, but they probably are Asteraceae, as is the case, with other species in the genus. (2)

Wright, D.J., R.L. Brown and L.D. Gibson, 1997. A new species of Phaneta, with taxonomic diagnoses and seasonal and geographical data on four related species (Tortricidae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 51: 122. (2)

Moth Photographers Group

Barcoding Life