Sparganothis directana, the chokecherry leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America from Ontario to Florida, west to Texas and Michigan.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sparganothis |
| Species: | S. directana
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| Sparganothis directana (Walker, 1863)[1]
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Prunus virginiana.[3]
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