Sparganothoides ocrisana is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Guatemala and Veracruz in Mexico.
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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. ocrisana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sparganothoides ocrisana Kruse & Powell, 2009[1]
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The length of the forewings is 7.8–9.1 mm for males and 8.7–10.4 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing year round except April and September. There are probably multiple generations per year in Costa Rica and two farther north.
Larvae have been reared on Prunus species.
Etymology
editThe species name refers to the protuberances of the head and is derived from Greek okris (meaning projecting).[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