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Epiblema otiosana (Bidens Borer)

Synonyms: Monosphragis otiosana; Paedisca inclinana

Wikipedia Abstract

Epiblema otiosana, the bidens borer, gets its common name from the genus Bidens which includes the food plants for the larva. An adults wingspan ranges from 12 to 20 mm. They range in North America from Maine and Ontario in the north, south to Florida and west to Kansas and Texas.
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Prey / Diet

Amaranthus retroflexus (rough pigweed)[1]
Chenopodium album (lambsquarters goosefoot)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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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