Sparganothis directana
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Sparganothis |
Species: | S. directana
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Binomial name | |
Sparganothis directana (Walker, 1863)[1]
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Sparganothis directana, the chokecherry leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from Ontario to Florida, west to Texas and Michigan.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prunus virginiana.[3]
References
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