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Tortricidae
51a0398 – 3706   Sparganothis xanthoides (Walker, 1863)
             Mosaic Sparganothis

© Tom Murray
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • xanthoides (Walker, 1863) (Begunna) - MONA 1983: 3706
  • ssp. a. xanthoides (Walker, 1863) (Begunna) - MONA 1983: 3706
  • breviornatana (Clemens, 1865) (Leptoris) (synonym of ssp. xanthoides)
  • irrorea (Robinson, 1869) (Tortrix) (synonym of ssp. xanthoides)
  • ssp. b. inconditana (Walsingham, 1879) (Oenectra)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Eiseman, C.S., K.A. Austin, J.A. Blyth & T.S. Feldman, 2020. New records of leaf-mining Tortricidae (Lepidoptera) in North America, with the description of a new species of Grapholita. Zootaxa, 4748(3): 514-530.
    • Powell, J. A. & J. W. Brown, 2012. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 8.1: p. 71; pl. B.32-37. order or free PDF
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    © Dave Beadle
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    © Hugh McGuinness
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    © Tom Murray
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    © Barbara Spencer
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    © Libby & Rick Avis - DNA
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    © Greg Raterman
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    17mm – © Jim Vargo
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    21mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    19mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    21mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    21mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    19mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    18mm – © U. S. National Museum
    Sparganothis xanthoides
    © Canadian National Collection LG


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