Sparganothis niveana

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Sparganothis niveana
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothis
Species:
S. niveana
Binomial name
Sparganothis niveana
Synonyms
  • Cenopis niveana Walsingham, 1879
  • Cenopis groteana Fernald, 1882

Sparganothis niveana, the aproned cenopis moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in south-eastern Canada and the eastern part of the United States.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm.[3] The forewings are dark brown, except for a light yellow band across the base and the wingtip and a yellow semicircular patch. The hindwings are white. Adults are on wing from June to August.[4]

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