Sparganothis mesospila

Sparganothis mesospila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Sparganothis
Species:	S. mesospila
Binomial name
	Sparganothis mesospila; (Zeller, 1875)
Synonyms
	Cenopis mesospila Zeller, 1875; Cenopis reticulatana var. mesospila Zeller, 1875; Sparganothis albicaudana Busck, 1915;

Sparganothis mesospila, the white-tailed fruitworm moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in eastern North America, including Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee and West Virginia.^[3]

The wingspan is 15–17 mm. The forewings are bright yellow with golden coppery scales. The hindwings are ochreous white.

The larvae feed on Acer species. They feed inside a rolled leaf.^[4]

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