View source for Biology:Sparganothis rubicundana

{{Short description|Species of moth}}
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| taxon = Sparganothis rubicundana
| authority = (Herrich-Schaffer, 1856)<ref>[http://www.tortricidae.com/catalogueGenusList.asp?gcode=875 tortricidae.com]</ref>
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*''Lozotaenia rubicundana'' <small>Herrich-Schaffer, 1856</small>
*''Sparganothis hudsoniana'' <small>Freeman, 1940</small>
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'''''Sparganothis rubicundana''''' is a species of [[Biology:Moth|moth]] of the family [[Biology:Tortricidae|Tortricidae]]. It is found in the [[Place:Czech Republic|Czech Republic]], {{wipe|Norway}}, Sweden, {{wipe|Finland}}, {{wipe|Poland}} and {{wipe|Russia}}.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131210202242/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=439707 Fauna Europaea]</ref> It is also found in North America, where it has been reported from [[Earth:Alaska|Alaska]], Manitoba, the Northwest Territory and Ontario.<ref>[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=3705 mothphotographersgroup]</ref>

The [[Wingspan|wingspan]] is 19–22&nbsp;mm for males and 15–17&nbsp;mm for females. Adults are on wing in July and August in northern Europe.<ref>[http://www.lepidoptera.se/species/sparganothis_rubicundana.aspx Swedish Moths]</ref>

The larvae feed on ''[[Biology:Vaccinium myrtillus|Vaccinium myrtillus]]''. Larvae can be found from May to June.

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{{Sourceattribution|Sparganothis rubicundana}}