About Sparganothis xanthoides (Walker, 1863)
Sparganothis xanthoides, commonly called the mosaic sparganothis moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Tortricidae. This species is distributed across most of North America, where it has been recorded in Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, the Northwest Territory, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. Adults have a wingspan measuring 17 to 21 mm. The known larval host plant for this species is Lotus corniculatus.
