Sparganothoides lentiginosana

Sparganothoides lentiginosana, the lentiginos moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in the United States from Maryland to Florida, west to Arkansas, Texas and Oklahoma, ranging south to Mexico in Tamaulipas and Veracruz.

Sparganothoides lentiginosana
Sparganothoides lentiginosana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothoides
Species:
S. lentiginosana
Binomial name
Sparganothoides lentiginosana
Synonyms
  • Capua lentiginosana Walsingham, 1879
  • Sparganothis lentiginosana

The length of the forewings is 6–6.5 mm for males and 6.3–7.4 mm for females. Adults have been recorded year round, except November and December. There are several generations per year.[3]

References

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  1. ^ tortricidae.com
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Kruse, J.J.; Powell, J.A. 2009: Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 2150: 1-78. Abstract & excerpt