Eugnosta erigeronana

Eugnosta erigeronana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Eugnosta
Species: E. erigeronana
Binomial name
Eugnosta erigeronana
(Riley, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Conchylis erigeronana Riley, 1881
  • Carolella erigeronana

Eugnosta erigeronana, the Fleabane Cochylid Moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Texas and Oklahoma, east to Florida, north to North Carolina and west to Illinois.[2]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to October.[3]

The larvae are associated with fly (Cecidomyiidae) galls on Erigeron species.

References

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