Aster-head Eucosma Moth

Eucosma tomonana

Eucosma tomonana is a moth in the family Tortricidae.
Eucosma tomonana - Aster-head Eucosma Moth Total length: ~5 mm. Brownish gray forewings with two well-defined black spots along the inner margin. Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area. Aster-head Eucosma Moth,Eucosma tomonana,Geotagged,Summer,United States,eucosma,moth,phaneta,phaneta tomonana

Appearance

Brownish gray forewings with two well-defined black spots along the inner margin.
Eucosma tomonana Aster-head Eucosma Moth,Eucosma tomonana,Geotagged,Summer,United States

Naming

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes:

Eucosma tomonana Kearfott, 1907
Eucosma limigena Meyrick, 1912
Thiodia tomonana Heinrich 1923
Phaneta tomonana


Specific epithet is part of a series of Kearfott names originating from various alphabetical rhyming schemes with no meaning, often derided by subsequent authors as "nonsense names."

Distribution

Northeastern North America

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyTortricidae
GenusEucosma
SpeciesEucosma tomonana
Photographed in
United States of America