Diamondback Epinotia

Epinotia lindana

"Epinotia lindana", the diamondback epinotia moth, is a moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in North America, records include British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, North Carolina, Washington and Pennsylvania.
Epinotia lindana MPG and BAMONA have no records of this species in Minnesota. Diamondback Epinotia,Epinotia lindana,Geotagged,Summer,United States,insect,moth

Appearance

The wingspan is about 17 mm.
Diamondback Epinotia (Adult) - Epinotia lindana On 5/30/25, I saw a bunch of shriveled, brown leaves on dogwood. Inside each was a larva. I took one home to rear and it pupated sometime in June. Then, nothing. I was about to toss it last week, but decided to peak inside the leaf first (the cat had sealed it shut for pupation). I was shocked to find a wriggling, healthy pupa. On 8/28/25, the adult emerged.

Host: Cornus sp.
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Food

The larvae feed on "Cornus" species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyTortricidae
GenusEpinotia
SpeciesE. lindana