Eugnosta willettana

Eugnosta willettana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Eugnosta
Species:	E. willettana
Binomial name
	Eugnosta willettana; (Comstock, 1939)[1]
Synonyms
	Carolella busckana f. willettana Comstock, 1939;

Eugnosta willettana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from southern California and southern Arizona,[2] as well as Mexico.

The wingspan is 24–27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to February.

The larvae feed within galls found on Encelia farinosa. Full-grown larvae reach a length of about 12 mm.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Dr. George Willett, curator of Entomology and Chair at the American Museum of Natural History.[3]

gollark: Not really.

gollark: That's kind of what the correction asterisk means but that would be valid too.

gollark: The `*` represents a correction, i.e. "this is wrong so substitute this in where the incorrect bit is".

gollark: Oh, I see. That's not a sentence.

gollark: What are you talking about then?

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.