Sparganothoides cornutana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found from Mexico (Hidalgo, Veracruz and Chiapas), south into Guatemala. The habitat consists of mixed broadleaf woods.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Sparganothoides |
| Species: | S. cornutana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sparganothoides cornutana Kruse & Powell, 2009[1]
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The length of the forewings is 6.9–8.4 mm for males and 6.8–9.9 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing in July, August and November, probably in two generations per year.
Larvae have been reared on Quercus lobata.
Etymology
editThe species name refers to the protuberances on the head and is derived from Latin cornu (meaning horn).[2]
References
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- ^ tortricidae.com
- ^ Kruse, J.J.; Powell, J.A. 2009: Systematics of Sparganothoides Lambert and Powell, 1986 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Sparganothini). Zootaxa, 2150: 1-78. Abstract & excerpt