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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: Begunna xanthoides Walker, 1863
Leptoris breviornatana Clemens, 1865
Tortrix irrorea Robinson, 1869
Oenectra inconditana Walsingham, 1879
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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