Decodes basiplagana
Decodes basiplagana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tortricidae |
Genus: | Decodes |
Species: | D. basiplagana |
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Decodes basiplagana (Walsingham, 1879) | |
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Decodes basiplagana is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is widespread in North America, including Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee and Wisconsin
The length of the forewings is 8.1-9 mm. Adults have gray forewings with a strongly arched costa. The forewing pattern varies greatly. While some specimens have well defined dark gray and black fasciate markings, others are unmarked.
The larvae feed on Quercus lobata.