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Chrysanthemum Flower Borer Moth
Lorita scarificata (Meyrick, 1917)
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 verified sightings

Observation date: Jun 12, 2015
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Nov 05, 2021

Observation date: Jun 19, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Alachua County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 01, 2021

Observation date: May 16, 2019
Submitted by: MothLady41
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 20, 2019

Observation date: Dec 23, 2017
Submitted by: MothLady41
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 23, 2017

Observation date: Oct 27, 2017
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 06, 2017

Observation date: Apr 09, 2015
Submitted by: ridgeboy
Region: Polk County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 13, 2015

Observation date: Nov 14, 2014
Submitted by: Finatic02
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Dec 21, 2014

Observation date: Jul 23, 2014
Submitted by: Finatic02
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Dec 18, 2014

Observation date: Nov 25, 2014
Submitted by: JeanEvoy
Region: DeSoto County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 26, 2014

Observation date: Jul 27, 2014
Submitted by: finatic
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: Jul 31, 2014

Observation date: May 27, 2014
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Josiah Gilbert
Verified date: May 30, 2014

Observation date: May 01, 2014
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: May 05, 2014

Observation date: Feb 09, 2014
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Region: Orange County, California, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Feb 12, 2014