Sparganothis

Guides

• Sparganothis pulcherrimana

  Beautiful Sparganothis, Aproned Sparganothis

  A tortricid moth of eastern North America, historically confused with Sparganothis niveana. The species occurs from Florida to Texas and north to at least Iowa and Ontario. Its common name "aproned" likely refers to a distinctive wing pattern feature. The distribution remains incompletely documented due to past taxonomic confusion with congeners.

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• Sparganothis taracana

  Sparganothis taracana is a small tortricid moth described by Kearfott in 1907. The species is known from a limited number of records in the southeastern United States. Its larvae are suspected to feed on cranberry, based on the ecology of congeneric species, though direct observations remain sparse.

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