Proteoteras naracana Kearfott, 1907 is a animal in the Tortricidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Proteoteras naracana Kearfott, 1907 (Proteoteras naracana Kearfott, 1907)
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Proteoteras naracana Kearfott, 1907

Proteoteras naracana Kearfott, 1907

Proteoteras naracana is a North American Tortricidae moth whose larvae feed on Acer species.

Family
Genus
Proteoteras
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Proteoteras naracana Kearfott, 1907

Proteoteras naracana is a species of moth belonging to the family Tortricidae. This moth is found in North America, and confirmed records of its occurrence come from the US states of Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. Adults of Proteoteras naracana have a wingspan between 15 and 17 mm. Mature adult moths are active in flight from April through July each year. Larvae of this species feed on plants in the genus Acer.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Tortricidae Proteoteras

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