Eucosma dorsisignatana

Eucosma dorsisignatana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tortricidae
Genus:	Eucosma
Species:	E. dorsisignatana
Binomial name
Eucosma dorsisignatana (Clemens, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
Poecilochroma dorsisignatana Clemens, 1860 Pelochrista dorsisignatana Paedisca clavana Zeller, 1875 Eucosma dorsisignatana var. diffusana Kearfott, 1905 Carpocapsa distigmana Walker, 1863

Eucosma dorsisignatana, the Triangle-backed Eucosma, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba.^[2]

The wingspan is 12-22 mm. The forewings are ash-grey to brown with faint whitish lines. There is a dark brown patch on the inner margin near the base and a larger paler brown median patch bordered by the costa and the postmedial line. Adults are on wing from July to November.

The larvae feed on the roots of Solidago species.^[3]

References

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