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Sparganothis directana

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Sparganothis directana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Sparganothis
Species:
S. directana
Binomial name
Sparganothis directana
(Walker, 1863)[1]
Synonyms
  • Oenectra directana Walker, 1863
  • Cenopis directana
  • Cenopis testulana Zeller, 1875

Sparganothis directana, the chokecherry leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from Ontario to Florida, west to Texas and Michigan.[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Prunus virginiana.[3]

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