Sparganothis xanthoides explained
Sparganothis xanthoides, the mosaic sparganothis moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in most of North America, including Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, the Northwest Territory, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.[1]
The wingspan is 17–21 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Lotus corniculatus.[2]
Notes and References
- http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3706 mothphotographersgroup
- http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/search/detail.dsml?PK_MainID=137893&PSpecies=corniculatus&PSpeciesqtype=starts+with&PGenus=Lotus&PFamilyqtype=starts+with&sort=Family&Familyqtype=starts+with&Speciesqtype=starts+with&Genusqtype=starts+with&PGenusqtype=starts+with&beginIndex=52&listPageURL=list.dsml%3fPSpecies%3dcorniculatus%26PSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenus%3dLotus%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dFamily%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26beginIndex%3d30%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith&searchPageURL=index.dsml%3fPSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PSpecies%3dcorniculatus%26PGenus%3dLotus%26PFamilyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dFamily%26Familyqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26beginIndex%3d30%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26PGenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
