Sparganothoides lugens

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Sparganothoides lugens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothoides
Species:
S. lugens
Binomial name
Sparganothoides lugens
(Walsingham, 1913) [1]
Synonyms
  • Sparganothis lugensWalsingham, 1913

Sparganothoides lugens is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from southern Mexico to Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 8.1–9.2 mm for males and 8.8–11.1 mm for females. Adults are on wing from early June to mid-August in southern Mexico and in March and June in Costa Rica.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on various leaves and have been reared on lettuce. [2]

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References

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