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Tortricidia testacea

660010.00 — 4652 — Tortricidia testacea Packard, 1864 — Warm-chevroned Moth

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
unclear/unknown

Polyphagous (woody plants)

Life History

Univoltine on Block Island, flying June and July. Rare at AH; may feed primarily on Prunus serotina on Block Island.

Vouchers

(1) 41.2080 -71.5607, 9 vi 2021, A.S. Hunt [ASHC]

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.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 20.46m, 20.47f; p. 163. Book Review and ordering
  • Species Page at BugGuide
  • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
  • Wagner, D.L., 2005. Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press, 1-512.

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Tortricidia testacea

    Abundance data late May to early October