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Reticulated Fruitworm Moth
Sparganothis reticulatana (Clemens, 1860)
Family: Tortricidae
Subfamily: Tortricinae
Identification: Forewing yellow, covered by netlike pattern of orange lines; AM line dark brown, diagonal, thicker at costa, terminating in triangular blotch at inner margin; PM line begins with blotch at costa, then divides to form Y shape with top pointing toward inner margin; hindwing white with variable yellowish shading along outer margin
Wing Span: 1.5-1.9 cm
Life History:
Flight: July and August in Ontario; Covell (1) gives flight season of June-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: alder, apple, ash, aster, beech, blueberry, cherry, maple, oak, pear
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: much of eastern North America
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 236 verified sightings

Observation date: Aug 08, 2022
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 13, 2022

Observation date: Jul 28, 2022
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Brown County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 02, 2022

Observation date: Jul 28, 2022
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 30, 2022

Observation date: Jul 30, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 30, 2022

Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: Jim Lowe
Region: Tompkins County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 26, 2022

Observation date: Jul 06, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 10, 2022

Observation date: Aug 06, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Mar 23, 2022

Observation date: Jul 02, 2021
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Mar 02, 2022

Observation date: Aug 11, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jan 30, 2022

Observation date: Jun 26, 2021
Submitted by: Ilona L.
Region: Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Nov 23, 2021

Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 03, 2021

Observation date: Aug 24, 2021
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 30, 2021

Observation date: Aug 13, 2021
Submitted by: cskipper
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 15, 2021

Observation date: Jul 26, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 14, 2021

Observation date: Aug 12, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 14, 2021

Observation date: Jul 27, 2021
Submitted by: hydapse
Region: Carbon County, Montana, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Aug 12, 2021

Observation date: Jul 13, 2021
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 11, 2021

Observation date: Aug 09, 2021
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Aug 11, 2021

Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021

Observation date: Aug 07, 2021
Submitted by: crjenkins
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2021

Observation date: Aug 03, 2021
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Aug 06, 2021

Observation date: Jul 23, 2021
Submitted by: David Trently
Region: Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 26, 2021

Observation date: Aug 20, 2019
Submitted by: Tommie Rogers
Region: Marion County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2021

Observation date: Jul 17, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 20, 2021
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