Eucosma dorsisignatana
Eucosma dorsisignatana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Eucosma |
Species: | E. dorsisignatana |
Binomial name | |
Eucosma dorsisignatana (Clemens, 1860)[1] | |
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Eucosma dorsisignatana, the triangle-backed eucosma, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.[2]
The wingspan is 12-22 mm. The forewings are ash grey to brown with faint whitish lines. There is a dark brown patch on the inner margin near the base and a larger paler brown median patch bordered by the costa and the postmedial line. Adults are on wing from July to November.
The larvae feed on the roots of Solidago species.[3]
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