Lotisma trigonana is a moth in the Copromorphidae family. It is found along the Pacific coast of North America, from Alaska to Costa Rica.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Copromorphidae |
Genus: | Lotisma |
Species: | L. trigonana
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Binomial name | |
Lotisma trigonana | |
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The wingspan is 14–22 mm.
The larvae feed on Gaultheria shallon, but have also been recorded feeding on cranberry.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Lotisma trigonana trigonana
- Lotisma trigonana durangoensis Heppner, 1986 (Mexico: Durango)
References
edit- ^ "Lotisma trigonana Walsingham, 1879". GBIF.org. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide