Sparganothoides lugens

Sparganothoides lugens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Sparganothoides
Species:	S. lugens
Binomial name
	Sparganothoides lugens; (Walsingham, 1913)
Synonyms
	Sparganothis lugens Walsingham, 1913;

Sparganothoides lugens is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from southern Mexico to Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 8.1–9.2 mm for males and 8.8–11.1 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is pale grey, grey and brownish orange. The hindwings are grey. Adults are on wing from early June to mid-August in southern Mexico and in March and June in Costa Rica.

Larvae have been recorded feeding on various leaves and have been reared on lettuce.^[2]

References[]

^ tortricidae.com
^ Kruse, J.J.; Powell, J.A. 2009: Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 2150: 1-78. Abstract & excerpt

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[1] tortricidae.com

[2] Kruse, J.J.; Powell, J.A. 2009: Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 2150: 1-78. Abstract & excerpt

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