Sparganothis distincta
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S. distincta
Binomial name
Sparganothis distincta
(Walsingham, 1884)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Oenectra distincta Walsingham, 1884
  • Sparganothis putmanana Freeman, 1940
  • Sparganothis solidana Freeman, 1941
  • Sparganothis salinana McDunnough, 1961[3]

Sparganothis distincta, the Distinct Sparganothis Moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found from Kansas and Ohio north-east to Maine and New Brunswick, south to Florida and west to Texas, Arizona and Utah.[4]

The wingspan is 22-23 mm.

The larvae are leaftiers of Solidago species.

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