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Epiblema otiosana

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Bidens borer
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E. otiosana
Binomial name
Epiblema otiosana
Hodges
Epiblema otiosana, bidens borer, size: 8.3 mm
Epiblema otiosana, bidens borer

Epiblema otiosana, the bidens borer, gets its common name from the genus Bidens which includes the food plants for the larva. An adults wingspan ranges from 12 to 20 mm. They range in North America from Maine and Ontario in the north, south to Florida and west to Kansas and Texas.

References

  • "Species Epiblema otiosana - Bidens Borer - Hodges #3202". Retrieved 2008-09-15.