Sparganothis distincta

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| authority = (Walsingham, 1884)[http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueGenusList.asp?gcode=875 tortricidae.com][http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3704 mothphotographersgroup]

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  • Oenectra distincta Walsingham, 1884
  • Sparganothis putmanana Freeman, 1940
  • Sparganothis solidana Freeman, 1941
  • Sparganothis salinana McDunnough, 1961[http://www.wedgefoundation.org/8_1.asp The Moths of North America - Tortricidae (Part): Sparganothini and Atteriini]

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Sparganothis distincta, the distinct sparganothis moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from Kansas and Ohio northeast to Maine and New Brunswick, south to Florida and west to Texas, Arizona and Utah.[http://bugguide.net/node/view/170975 Bug Guide]

The wingspan is 22–23 mm.

The larvae are leaf tiers of Solidago species.

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Category:Moths described in 1884

Category:Sparganothis

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