Sparganothis fruitworm moth
Sparganothis sulfureana
The sparganothis fruitworm moth is a small moth from eastern North America. Its other name is the blueberry leafroller. Its caterpillars eat many different plants, even corn and cranberries.
Lives in
Most of eastern North America and Cuba
Wingspan
1 to 2 cm (0.39 to 0.79 in)
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. It does not bite or sting.
What does it eat?
Its caterpillars eat many plants, including corn and cranberry.
How big is it?
How wide are its wings?
🍚wings as wide as 3 grains of rice in a row⚽could fly across a whole football pitch in 38 seconds
How big is Sparganothis fruitworm moth compared to YOU?
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How fast is it?
A person walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
Sparganothis fruitworm moth about 9.9 km/h (6.2 mph)
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
Its wings are only about 1 to 2 centimetres from tip to tip.
2
It also lives on the island of Cuba.
3
Its caterpillars eat both soft plants and woody bushes.
you asked
Most asked questions about Sparganothis fruitworm moth
?What does the sparganothis fruitworm eat?
Its caterpillars eat many plants, including corn and cranberries.
?Is the sparganothis fruitworm moth harmful?
It is harmless to people.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Sparganothis sulfureana
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Tortricidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Tortricidae
- Lives on
- North America
- Also known as
- Blueberry leafroller
Where the facts come from
- Sparganothis sulfureana (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Jessica Louque, Smithers Viscient, Bugwood.org. CC BY 3.0 us, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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