Eugnosta erigeronana (Riley, 1881) is a animal in the Tortricidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Eugnosta erigeronana (Riley, 1881)

Eugnosta erigeronana (Riley, 1881)

Eugnosta erigeronana, the fleabane cochylid moth, is a tortricid moth species found in the central and southeastern United States.

Family
Genus
Eugnosta
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Eugnosta erigeronana (Riley, 1881)

Eugnosta erigeronana, commonly called the fleabane cochylid moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Tortricidae. This moth is distributed in the United States, ranging from Texas and Oklahoma eastward to Florida, northward to North Carolina, and westward to Illinois. The wingspan of adult Eugnosta erigeronana measures 11 to 13 mm. Adult individuals have been recorded in flight from February through October. The larvae of this species are associated with galls formed by flies from the family Cecidomyiidae that grow on plants of the genus Erigeron.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricidae Eugnosta

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