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Cagiva cephalanthana

620214.00 — 3849 — Cagiva cephalanthana (Heinrich, 1921)

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Cephalanthus occidentalis

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Remarks

This species is apparently very rare and local in the Northeast and is known from widely scattered locations in the Southeast west to TX.

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Brown, J.W., 2019. New genera, new species, and new combinations in new world Cochylina (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Tortricinae). Zootaxa, 4671(2): 195-222.
  • Heinrich, C., 1921. Some Lepidoptera likely to be confused with the Pink Bollworm. Journal of agricultural research, 20(11): 825, pl. 100, fig. A (gen. - ).
  • Metzler, E.H. & J.W. Brown, 2014. An updated check list of the Cochylina (Tortricidae, Tortricinae, Euliini) of North America north of Mexico including Greenland, with comments on classification and identification. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 68(4): 274-282.
  • Pogue, M.G., 1986. A generic revision of the Cochylidae (Lepidoptera) of North America. Ph.D. dissertation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1-280.
  • Species Page at BugGuide

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Cagiva cephalanthana

    Abundance data late May to early October