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Epicorsia oedipodalis (Fiddlewood leafroller)

Synonyms: Epicorsia butyrosa

Wikipedia Abstract

Epicorsia oedipodalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854. It is found on Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas and in Florida and Georgia. The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from February to May and from August to December in the southern United States. The larvae feed on Citharexylum, Coccolobis and Nectandra coriacea.
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Attributes

Wing Span [1]  1.457 inches (.037 m)

Prey / Diet

Citharexylum spinosum (fiddlewood)[1]
Damburneya coriacea (florida netandra)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Fiddlewood leafroller, seagrape moth (suggested common names) Epicorsia oedipodalis (Guenée, 1854) (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae), William H. Kern, University of Florida, February 2015
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0