Eumarozia malachitana
| Eumarozia malachitana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Eumarozia |
| Species: | E. malachitana |
| Binomial name | |
| Eumarozia malachitana (Zeller, 1875)[1] | |
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Eumarozia malachitana, the Sculptured Moth, is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.[2]
The wingspan is 11.5-16 mm. Adults are on wing in July and from September to October.
The larvae feed on Ostrya virginiana, Diospyros virginiana, Pyrus communis, Cassia, Gomphrena and Manilkara species.[3]
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