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Epinotia zandana (Kearfott, 1907)
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Olethreutinae
Identification: Forewing variably dark grayish-brown peppered with variable number of white or white-tipped scales, white scales usually forming a longitudinal sinuate line on inner marginal half; some specimens have narrow brown subbasal and median fasciae, with the median fascia interrupted near CuA1 to form triangular spot near anal angle; some specimens have a brown longitudinal streak, continuous or interrupted, from base to apex; hindwing light grayish-brown with long pale fringe scales
Wing Span: 1.2-1.7 cm
Life History:
Flight: February and March in the south; March and April in the north
Caterpillar Hosts: hawthorn (Crataegus spp.)
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Massachusetts, through southern Quebec and Ontario to Michigan, south to Arkansas and eastern Texas; absent from Florida and other southeastern states
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments:
Taxonomy Notes: None.

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Observation date: Apr 06, 2020
Submitted by: Sue Gregoire
Region: Schuyler County, New York, United States
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Verified date: Feb 06, 2021
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Observation date: Mar 25, 2010
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Jan 11, 2019
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Observation date: Mar 15, 2012
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Verified date: Apr 08, 2018
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Observation date: Apr 02, 2014
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 27, 2014
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