White-tailed Fruitworm Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
White-tailed Fruitworm Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
White-tailed Fruitworm Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Sparganothis mesospila | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sparganothis |
| Species: | S. mesospila
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| Binomial name | |
| Sparganothis mesospila | |
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Sparganothis mesospila, the white-tailed fruitworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in eastern North America, including Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee and West Virginia.[3]
The wingspan is 15–17 mm.
The larvae feed on Acer species. They feed inside a rolled leaf.[4]
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